Brookes publishes 4th edition of Wright’s bestseller

Wayne E. Wright and his new book

Publication Title

Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners (4th ed.): Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice

Author

Wayne E. Wright

Publisher

Brookes Publishing

Publication Date

August 2025

About the Book

Prepare the next generation of educators to effectively teach multilingual students classified as English language learners (ELLs) with this comprehensive fourth edition of a cornerstone text. Written by one of today’s leading authors and researchers on ELL and bilingual education, this is the authoritative textbook for getting K-12 teachers and administrators ready to meet state competency requirements and help their multilingual students thrive. Designed for foundations courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs, this core text has been fully updated with the latest research, theory, policies, key topics, and recommended practices. Future educators will learn how to integrate ELL-classified students into their classes, use students’’ home languages as resources for learning, plan rigorous standards-aligned language and literacy instruction, make research-based decisions, differentiate core content-area instruction, and make effective use of new technologies.

About the Author

Dr. Wayne E. Wright is the associate dean for research, graduate programs, and faculty development and the Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language in the Purdue University College of Education. Wright researches, teaches, and writes about language, education, and assessment policies and programs for language minoritized students; bilingual education; mother-tongue-based multilingual education; English as a second/foreign language; second language teaching and learning; heritage languages; high-stakes testing; language assessment; Asian American education; Southeast Asian American education; Cambodian Americans; and education policy and practice in Cambodia.