Educating language-minority children [electronic resource] / Diane August and Kenji Hakuta, editors ; Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine.

Overview. Purpose and scope of the report. Terminology. Background. Organization of the report
Bilingualism and second-language learning. Findings. Implications
Cognitive aspects of school learning : literacy development and content learning. Findings. Implications
The social context of school learning. Findings. Implications
Student assessment. Findings. Implications
Program evaluation. Findings. Implications
Studies of school and classroom effectiveness. Findings. Implications.