The Missouri Reader Vol. 37, Issue 2 | Page 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Reading and Writing to Support Literacy Letter from the Editors ...................................................................... 7 Keisha Panagos, Ph.D. and Beth Hurst, Ph.D. Lessons from ESOL Teachers in Missouri .......................................... 8 Sarah Nixon and Daisy I. Barrón Collins Effective Literacy Teaching for ELLs: Best Practices from Research........................................................................................... 17 Rosemarie Brefeld A Casual-Comparative Study for ELL Literacy Growth in Kindergarten ................................................................. 30 Lindsey White Impact of Foreign Language Learning on Student Performance ... 36 Rosa María Mejía, Cindy Hail, and Beth Hurst Integrating Reading into the Music Classroom ............................. 48 Karen Harvey Literature Circles: A Work in Progress ........................................... 51 Jaylynn Meyers Reading Aloud to Middle School Students: A Survey of Missouri Teachers ........................................................................... 55 Rebecka Spencer, Deanne Camp, and Beth Hurst Lasting Effects of Language ............................................................. 64 Andrea Hughes ©The Missouri Reader, 37 (2) p.6