Epilogue: implications of research on English language learners for classroom and clinical practice.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the present article is to provide the closing context for this clinical forum that showcases prereading and reading development research with Spanish-speaking English language learning children.


METHODS
Background information, including legislation, judicial review, and past research, are used to interpret the results of the studies in the clinical forum.


CONCLUSIONS
Suggestions for practitioners and future research are presented based on the clinical forum and background information.
Nixon
Stephanie M
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, MD 20852-7510, USA.
McCardle
Peggy
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Leos
Kathleen
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032882:Comprehension; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D019303:Multilingualism; D011932:Reading; D014956:Writing