ARTICLES by Author of A Focused Approach:

Susana Dutro and Carrol Moran (2003) Rethinking English Language Instruction: An Architectural Approach . Chapter 10 in G. Garcia (Ed.) English Learners: Reaching the Highest Level of English Literacy. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Susana Dutro (2005) What's Language Got to do with it? Considerations for Secondary English Learner Programs .  Adapted from a presentation for the California Secondary Summit in 
San Diego, California on March 23, 2005.

Susana Dutro and Lori Helman (2009) Explicit Language Instruction: A Key to Constructing Meaning, Chapter 3 of Literacy Development with English Learners Research-Based Instruction in Grades K-6.  New York, NY: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Susana Dutro and Kate Kinsella (2009) English Language Development: Issues and Implementation at Grades 6-12, Chapter 3 of Improving Education for English Learners: Research-Based Approaches. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

RESEARCH-BASED ARTICLES:

Claude Goldenberg (2008) Teaching English language Learners, What the Research Does - and Does Not Say . Washington, DC:  American Educator (Summer 2008).

Fisher, Douglas & Frey, Nancy (2008)  Releasing. Educational Leadership; Association for Supervision and Curriculum Developtment, pp. 32 -37.

Anuradha G. Advani, Zoe Ann Brown, and Beth Anselmi Simpson (2008) What Does the Research Say: Research-Based Characteristics of Effective Districts, Schools, and Classroom that Promote English Learner Achievement . Oakland, CA: WestEd.

Wei, R. C., Darling-Hammond, L., Andree, A., Richardson, N., Orphanos, S. (2009) Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad, National Staff Development Council.

Lily Wong Fillmore & Catherine Snow (2000). What teachers need to know about language. (Contract No. ED-99-CO-0008). U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Center for Applied Linguistics.

Beth C. Gamse, Project Director, Abt Associates; Howard S. Bloom, MDRC; James J. Kemple, MDRC; Robin Tepper Jacob, Abt Associates/University of Michigan; Beth Boulay; Laurie Bozzi; Linda Caswell; Megan Horst; W. Carter Smith; Robert G. St.Pierre; Fatih Unlu; Corinne Herlihy; Pei Zhu.  Reading First Impact Study: Interim Report. U.S. Department of Eduction. (2009)

Mary Ann Zehr (2009).  Oral-Language Skills for English-Learners Focus of Researchers. EdWeek October 21, 2009

RESEARCH REFERENCING A FOCUSED APPROACH:

Norm Gold (2006) Successful Bilingual Schools: Six Effective Programs in California. San Diego: San Diego County Office of Education.

Barbara Merino and Robin Scarcella (2005) Invited Essay: "Teaching Science to English Learners" UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LINGUISTIC MINORITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Newsletter - Number 4.