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The book provides a review of scientific research on the learning outcomes of students with limited or no proficiency in English in U.S. schools. Research on students in kindergarten to grade 12 is reviewed. The primary chapters of the book focus on these students' acquisition of oral language skills in English, their development of literacy (reading & writing) skills in English, instructional issues in teaching literacy, and achievement in academic domains (i.e., mathematics, science, and reading). The reviews and analyses of the research are relatively technical with a focus on research quality, design characteristics, and statistical analyses. The book provides a set of summary tables that give details about each study, including full references, characteristics of the students in the research, assessment tools and procedures, and results. A concluding chapter summarizes the major issues discussed and makes recommendations about particular areas that need further research.

English language --- EFL (Language study) --- English as a foreign language --- English as a second language --- English to speakers of other languages --- ESL (Language study) --- ESOL (Language study) --- Teaching English as a second language --- TEFL (Language study) --- TESL (Language study) --- Study and teaching --- Foreign speakers. --- Foreign students --- Health Sciences --- Psychiatry & Psychology --- Germanic languages

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This book pioneers the study of bilingualism across the lifespan and in all its diverse forms. In framing the newest research within a lifespan perspective, the editors highlight the importance of considering an individual's age in researching how bilingualism affects language acquisition and cognitive development. A key theme is the variability among bilinguals, which may be due to a host of individual and sociocultural factors, including the degree to which bilingualism is valued within a particular context.Thus, this book is a call for language researchers, psychologists, and educators to pursue a better understanding of bilingualism in our increasingly global society.

Language acquisition --- Second language acquisition. --- Bilingualism. --- Cognitive learning. --- Psycholinguistics. --- Language, Psychology of --- Language and languages --- Psychology of language --- Speech --- Linguistics --- Psychology --- Thought and thinking --- Learning --- Languages in contact --- Multilingualism --- Second language learning --- Age factors in language acquisition --- Ability, Influence of age on --- Age factors. --- Psychological aspects --- Second language acquisition --- Bilingualism --- Cognitive learning --- Psycholinguistics --- Acquisition du langage. --- Langue maternelle et langue seconde (enseignement des langues) --- Bilinguisme. --- Apprentissage cognitif. --- Psycholinguistique. --- Age factors --- Interpersonal communication in children