This book is a shorter version of Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners, reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. This book concisely summarizes what is known from empirical research about the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, including development, environment, instruction, and assessment. --From publisher's description.

Abridged ed. of: Developing literacy in second-language learners. "A co-publication of Routledge, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the International Reading Association."

Introduction and methodology /by Diane August and Timothy Shanahan -- Demographic overview / by Diane August -- Development of literacy in second-language learners / by Nonie Lesaux and Esther Geva with Keiko Koda, Linda Siegel and Timothy Shanahan -- Cross-linguistic relationships in second-language learners / by Fred Genesee [and others] -- Sociocultural contexts and literacy development / by Claude Goldenberg, Robert S. Rueda, and Diane August -- Instruction and professional development / by Diane August [and others] -- Language and literacy assessment / by Georgia Earnest García, Gail McKoon, and Diane August -- Cross-cutting themes and future research directions / by Catherine Snow.