For teachers, Ferlazzo, a former community organizer and current high school English and social studies teacher who works primarily with English language learners, draws from these experiences,
as well as research, to outline a five-step method for teaching English language learners that shows teachers how to use their assets rather than viewing them as having deficits. He focuses on
the principles of building relationships, accessing prior knowledge through student stories, developing student leadership, learning by doing, and reflection. He demonstrates how the principles
can be used in all subject areas to help these learners master content and language, and provides lessons, which incorporate technology and are linked to state standards, and assessment
strategies. Linworth is an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
