The importance of writing to academic achievement has been well-documented. Substantial
research has investigated writing among monolingual speakers, but less research has …

Because of the Common Core State Standards (2010), all elementary students across the
United States, including multilingual learners, must learn to compose written texts in opinion …

In this chapter, methods for qualitative data production and analysis relevant for
psychological research are presented with respect to their importance for teaching and …

In the context of an increasingly global society and rapidly changing technology, English
Language Learners (ELLs) need support to develop digital literacies to prepare for a future …

Previous research has shown that both dictation and speech-to-text (STT) software can
increase the quality of writing for native English speakers. The purpose of this study was to …

This study explores how ELL students' parents participated in a blog-mediated English
language arts curriculum in a second grade classroom at a US urban school, and how they …

This volume offers a comprehensive account of language development from a Systemic
Functional Linguistic (SFL) perspective, integrating theory and data from a wide range of …

Innovations in digital technologies have the potential to alter how people think, learn,
communicate, and collaborate with others. Whereas changes in technology and its …

Writing is an important early literacy skill for English as a Second Language (ESL) students'
academic success, underlining the importance of effective ESL writing instruction at the K-12 …

In recent decades, high-stakes school reforms and draconian budget cuts have constrained
the autonomy of public school teachers in developing multi literacy approaches with …