Barriers to Literacy for Language- Minority Learners: Journal Article Review

An Argument for Change in the Literacy Education Profession
Major Claim
There are a few specific reasons why language-minority learners are not receiving the best education and really truly benefiting from their education. This article will point out what the problem areas are and a few suggestions on how to improve the situation.
Summary
The barriers to literacy are the failure of either the "teacher education programs to adequately prepare reading specialists to work with language-minority learners" (Grant) or "education researchers to engage in more substantive research on English readi…