Gregory, a consultant who specializes in brain-compatible learning and differentiated instruction and assessment, and Burkman, a former principal, school librarian, and teacher who has taught at several universities, outline differentiated literacy strategies for English language learners in grades K-6. They focus on five levels of literacy--preemergent, emergent, intermediate, advanced, and fluent--and the competencies of functional, content-area, technological, and innovative literacy. They explain how to create a classroom climate for literacy learning; brain research on learning, including learning styles and Gardner's multiple intelligences; best teaching practices for all styles and intelligences; unit planning; and strategies related to the four competencies and the areas of vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, spelling, reading, critical thinking, writing, searching for and evaluating information, creativity, and other literacy skills. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)