<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; mso-add-space: auto" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></P> <P class=ListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-add-space: auto"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"Most literacy instruction for ELLs in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> focuses on grammar, vocabulary, content reading, or speaking and listening. The focus on the surface structure of English may lead to enough English proficiency to compose proper English sentences in correctly formatted papers, but it does not support ELLs as competent writers and thinkers."</SPAN></I></P> <P class=ListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-add-space: auto" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>-Danling Fu</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">With <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Writing Between Languages, </I><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Danling Fu</B> provides an effective alternative. She proves that by beginning with the literacy knowledge students bring from their native language and putting writing at the center of the curriculum, we can help them make a smoother transition to English while we support their academic literacy. With <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Writing Between Languages, </I>you'll learn to<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">understand the crucial and helpful role native literacy plays in building written English fluency<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">assess where English learners-including beginners-are in their development as writers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">use code-switching and movement between languages to scaffold transitional writing-no matter whether you know a student's home language<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">implement instructional strategies to support development in writing and other literacy and language skills in meaningful contexts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal styl