The text highlights issues of comprehension, vocabularydevelopment, assessment, and second language. In addition, itaddresses issues of diversity and ELL students, approaches forsheltered instruction, and the integration of technology intosecondary learning and teaching, as well as lifelongreading/writing, using literature in content learning, and teacherprofessional development.  For video clips of teachers using the strategies discussed inthis text in actual classroom situations please click on thefollowing url: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com:8100/legacy/college/ruddell/0470084049/comp_videos/index.html