Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-170) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Immigrant Children and the Teaching of English -- The National Challenge: Educating English-Language Learners -- The Acquisition of English in Classroom Settings -- 2. The Town, the School, and the Students -- New Immigrants in Mission Vista -- The School -- The ESL Program at Garden Middle School -- The ESL Teachers at Garden Middle School -- Challenges and Realities -- 3. Teaching English at Garden Middle School -- Mrs. Gordon's ESL Classroom -- A New Teacher -- Mrs. Gordon's Return -- 4. Lilian -- In the Classroom -- Starting Out -- Access to English at School -- Sheltered Classes -- Joining a Gang -- English at the End of the First Year -- The Second Year: The ESL Program at Crenshaw School -- Lilian After 2 Years -- 5. Elisa -- In the Classroom -- Starting Out -- Access to English at School -- Sheltered Classes -- Access to the English-Speaking World -- English at the End of the First Year -- The Second Year at Garden Middle School -- Planning for High School -- 6. Manolo -- In the Classroom -- Access to English at School -- Sheltered Classes -- Access to the English-Speaking World -- English at the End of the First Year -- The Second Year at Garden School -- The Transfer to J.F.K. Middle School -- Manolo at J.F.K. -- The ESL Class at J.F.K. -- The Teaching of Other Subject Matter at J.F.K. -- Progress Made by Manolo at J.F.K. -- Progress at the End of 2 Years -- 7. Bernardo -- In the Classroom -- Starting Out -- Access to English at School -- Sheltered Classes -- English at the End of the First Year -- The Second Year at Garden Middle School -- English at the End of the Second Year -- Looking Toward the Future -- 8. Learning and Not Learning English -- Implications for Policy and Practice -- Effective Schooling for Immigrant Students -- The Politics of Teaching English -- Toward a Critical Pedagogy in ESL -- Final Words.