内容简介：
This volume reports the findings of the US National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. The formal charge to the panel - a distinguished group of expert researchers in reading, language, bilingualism, research methods, and education - was to identify, assess, and synthesize research on the education of language-minority children and youth with respect to their attainment of literacy. The authors review the state of knowledge on the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, organized around five specific themes: Development of Literacy in Second-Language Learners; Cross-linguistic Relationships in Second-Language Learners; Sociocultural Contexts and Literacy Development; Educating Language-Minority Students: Instruction and Professional Development; and Student Assessment.