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PODCAST Tune in for Tips! BOOKS Language minority students in the mainstream classroom. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters. by Carrasquillo, A., and V. Rodríguez. 2002. Working with second language learners: Answers to teachers’ top ten questions. New York: Heinemann. by Cary, S. 2000. The CALLA handbook: Implementing the cognitive academic language learning approach. New York: Addison-Wesley. by Chamot, A. and J. M. O’Malley. 1994. The crosscultural, language, and academic development handbook: A complete K-12 reference guide, 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. by Diaz-Rico, L. and K. Weed. 2005. Making content comprehensible for English learners: The SIOP model, 2nd ed. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon by Echevarria, J., M. E. Vogt, and D. J. Short. 2004. Sheltered content instruction: Teaching English-language learners with diverse abilities, 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. by Echevarria, J., and A. Graves. 2006. Enhancing English language learning in elementary classrooms study guide. McHenry, IL: Delta Systems. by Grognet, A., J. Jameson, L. Franco, and M. Derrick-Mescua. 2000. The multicultural classroom: Readings for content-area teachers. White Plains, NY: Longman. by Richard-Amato, P., and M. A. Snow, eds. 1991. Reading, writing, and learning in ESL: A resource book for k–12 teachers, 4th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. by Peregoy, S. and O. F. Boyle. 2005. Why Tesol?: Theories and Issues in Teaching English As a Second Language with K-12 Focus by Eileen N. Ariza An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching by John Corbett