Big Ideas for Expanding Minds

This professional Canadian resource outlines the current research, knowledge base, and theory behind teaching ELL students. It provides discussion of what difficulties ELL learners may experience, and focuses on strategies to engage students with literacy and to help them access the curriculum. While the text is complex, the book is well-organized and easy to follow, and educators will appreciate the examples of student work at a variety of levels, summaries in each chapter, graphic organizers, tables, models, and the extensive reading list.