Part 1: Research on What ELs Need for Success
- Ch. 1: Motivation Practices: Why the Desire to Know Matters
- Ch. 2: Understanding How ELs Acquire New Knowledge
Part 2: Instruction in Action: Models for Motivation and Comprehension on Informational Texts
- Ch. 3: Background Knowledge and Self-Efficacy: Feeling Confident About What I Know and Can Do
- Ch. 4: Vocabulary Knowledge and Learning Goals: Developing the Language of Experts
- Ch. 5: Determining Importance: Main Ideas and Topic Relevance
- Ch. 6: Text-Based Questioning and Autonomy: Wanting to Know More
- Ch. 7: Monitoring Comprehension and Collaborating: Determining What We Know
- Ch. 8: When the EL Label No Longer Feels Like a Barrier