title: Prologue: development of english literacy in Spanish-speaking children: transforming research into practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present article is to provide the background for the clinical forum contained in this issue, which showcases prereading and reading development research that was conducted with Spanish-speaking children who were English language learners.
  
  
  METHODS
  We focus on the articles presented in this clinical forum and provide the background for the research.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need for further educational research to ensure that practitioners achieve literacy for all children.
authors.affiliation: Iinstitute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Gil Narro
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCardle
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nixon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D019303:Multilingualism; D011932:Reading; D012106:Research; D014481:United States; D014825:Vocabulary