<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Book study groups and professional learning communities, click </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG sizcache="1" sizset="30"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #2b64a7; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> to save 15% when you order 15 copies of </SPAN></STRONG><EM><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">English Learners and the Secret Language of School</SPAN></B></EM><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-Save $43.87!</SPAN></STRONG><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Let English learners in on the secret that will forever change their lives.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">By teaching English learners academic language, the "secret language of school," within the framework of content-area instruction, we can demystify the comprehension process and move these students toward becoming independent readers and writers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=right><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-Janice Pilgreen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"For older immigrant students, school presents greater challenges with second-language proficiency than for younger ones-they have more to achieve and less time to do it." <A name=OLE_LINK3></A><A name=OLE_LINK4><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK3">With <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Janice Pilgreen</B>'s help you'll let them in on the Secret Language of School just in time to change their lives and narrow the achievement gap in your classroom.</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"Teachers may view themselves as subject-matter experts and not reading teachers," but as Jan notes in <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">English Learners and the Secret Language of School</I>, "today we're all being asked to provide access to the core curriculum for all students." She shows how to plan literacy strategies into your teaching so that:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoBodyText><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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 dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">comprehension skills sharpen and engagement deepen