Supporting Preliterate Older Emergent Readers in Becoming Bilingual and Biliterate
Sandra Mercuri

Describes a bilingual Spanish/English teacher's grade 4/5/6 students, many of whom are children from migrant families with little or no formal schooling. Notes that classroom routines are helpful for these students. Describes an agriculturally-themed unit that draws on students' prior knowledge and that presents concepts they may have missed in previous years of limited schooling.