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Publications in Refereed Journals
2006 Ernst-Slavit, G., & Wenger, K.  Teaching in the Margins: The Multicfaceted Work and Struggles of Bilingual Paraducators.  Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 37:1, pp. 62-82.  Spring 2006.
2005 Carrison, C. & Ernst-Slavit, G.  From Silence to a Whisper to Active Participation:  Using Literature Circles with ELL Students.  Reading Horizons, 46:2, pp. 93-113.
2004 Wenger, K.J., Lubbes, T., Lazo, M., Azcarraga, I., Sharp, S., & Ernst-Slavit, G. Hidden teachers, invisible students:  Lessons learned from exemplary bilingual paraprofessionals in secondary schools.   Teacher Education Quarterly 31(2):89-111.
2003 Ernst-Slavit, G., & Mulhern, M. (September/October). Bilingual books: Promoting literacy and biliteracy in the second-language and mainstream classroom. Reading Online, 7(2). Available: http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=ernst-slavit/index.html
2002 Ernst-Slavit, G., Moore, M. & Maloney, C. "Changing Lives: Teaching English and Literature to ESL Students." Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 48:2, pp. 116-128.
2001  Ernst-Slavit, G., Educacíon para Todos: La Teoría de las Inteligencias Múltiples de Gardner. Revista de Psicologia, XIX, 2: 320-332.
1999 Wenger, K., & Ernst-Slavit, G. Learning to Teach in a Linguistic Market: Consequences of Preservice Spanish Teachers' Different "Ways with Words" in an Elementary School Practicum. For special issue of the Journal of Classroom Interaction on Democracy and Education edited by L. Jennings & J.L. Green, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 45-57.
1999 Han, J., & Ernst-Slavit, G. Come Join the Literacy Club: One Chinese ESL Child's Literacy Experience in a First-Grade Classroom. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 144-154.
1998 Ernst-Slavit, G. & Wenger, K. J. Face-to-face encounters: Using creative drama in the elementary ESL classroom. TESOL Journal, vol. 7, 4, pp. 30-33.
1998 Ernst-Slavit, G., Wenger, K., & Statzner, E. Compañeros: A teacher preparation partnership model for teaching FLES. Hispania, 81, pp. 379-391.
1997 Ernst-Slavit, G. Different words, different worlds: Language use, power, and authorized language in a bilingual classroom. Linguistics and Education, vol. 9, 1, pp. 25-47.
1995 Ernst, G., & Richard, K. Reading and Writing Pathways to Conversation in the ESL Classroom. The Reading Teacher, 48: 3, pp. 320-326 (December/January).
1994 Ernst, G. Beyond Language: The Many Components of an ESL Program. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 25:3, pp. 317-335 (September).
1994 Ernst, G. Talking Circle: Conversation and Negotiation in the ESL Classroom. TESOL Quarterly, 28: 2, pp. 293-322.
1994 Ernst, G., & Statzner, E. Alternative Visions of Schooling: An Introduction. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 25: 3, pp. 200-207 (September)
1993 Richard, K., & Ernst, G. Understanding the other, understanding myself: Multicultural novels in the classroom. The Clearing House, 67: 2, pp. 88-90.
1992 Hallman, C. L., Campbell, A.E. & Ernst, G. Development and Implementation of FLES Summer Institutes in Florida: A Functional-Collaborative Effort. Foreign Language Annals, 25, 3: 245-254.
1990 Weade, R. & Ernst, G. Pictures of Life in Classrooms, and the Search for Metaphors to Frame Them. Theory into Practice, 29, 2: 133-140.
 
Book Chapters
2006 Ernst-Slavit, G. Pais de mis Sueños: Reflections on Ethnic Labels, Dichotomies, and Ritual Interactions. In L. Arenson & J. Miller-Thayer (Eds.). Cultures of the United States, pp. 185-190. Plymouth, MI: Hayden-McNeil.
2002 Han, J.W. & Ernst-Slavit, G. Here they Come: Creating Rich Language Learning Environments for Chinese-Speaking Kindergarten Students. In L.D. Soto (Ed.). Making a Difference in the Lives of Bilingual/Bicultural Children, pp. 157-171. Peter Lang Publishers.
2001 Ernst-Slavit, G. Pais de mis Sueños: Reflections on Ethnic Labels, Dichotomies, and Ritual Interactions. In P.R. DeVita & J.D. Armstrong (Eds.), Distant Mirrors: America as a Foreign Culture, pp. 102-109, Third Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
2001 Ernst-Slavit, G., Han, J., & Wenger, K. Reading at Home, Reading at School: Conflict, Communciation, and Collaboration when School and Home Cultures are Different. In V. Risko & K. Bromley (Eds.) Collaboration for Diverse Learners: Viewpoints and Practices, pp. 289-309. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
2000

Ernst-Slavit, G. Confronting the Walls: Border Crossing, Gender Differences and Language Learning in Academe. In: H. Trueba & L. BartolomŽ (Eds.), Immigrant Voices: In Search of Educational Equity, pp. 247-260. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
2000 Ernst, G. Pais de mis Sueños: Reflections on Ethnic Labels, Dichotomies, and Ritual Interactions. Reprinted in: L.J. Arenson and J. Bell (Eds.),. Understanding Cultures of the United States, pp. 128-133. Dubuque, IA: Kendal/Hunt Publishing Co.
2000 Ernst-Slavit, G., Wenger, K., & Krumweide, L. Preparing Children for a Global Society: Integrating Foreign Language in the Elementary School. In F.W. Parkay (Ed.). Curriculum Planning: A Contemporary Approach (7th edition), pp. 356-363. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
1999 Ernst, G. Pais de mis Sueños: Reflections on Ethnic Labels, Dichotomies, and Ritual Interactions. Reprinted in L. J. McIntyre (Ed.), The Practical Skeptic: Readings in Sociology, pp. 187-193. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Co.
1998 Ernst, G. Pais de mis Sueños: Reflections on Ethnic Labels, Dichotomies, and Ritual Interactions. In P.R. DeVita & J.D. Armstrong (Eds.), Distant Mirrors: America as a Foreign Culture, pp. 60-67, Second Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
1997 Ernst, G. & Richard, K. Reading and writing pathways to conversation in the ESL classroom (reprint). Annual Editions: Teaching English as a Second Language, pp. 64-70). Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.
1993 Ernst, G. A multicultural curriculum for the 21st century. In C. G. Hass & F. W. Parkay (Eds.), Curriculum Planning, pp. 84-90, Sixth Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
 
Other Publications
in press Ernst-Slavit, G., Bilingualism. Latinos and Latinas in U.S. History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. M.E. Sharp, Inc.
in press Slavit, D. & Ernst-Slavit, G., Jaime Escalante. Latinos andLlatinas in U.S. History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. M.E. Sharp, Inc.
in press Ernst-Slavit, G., & Carrison, C. Tracking. Latinos and Latinas in U.S. History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. M.E. Sharp, Inc.
2006 Gottlieb, M., Carnuccio, L.M., Ernst-Slavit, G., & Katz, A. PreK-12 English Language Proficiency Standards. Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
2002 Ernst-Slavit, G., So Kids Can Live Their dreams. How Schools Can Help language Learners Overcome Barriers to Bright Futures. Northwest Education, Fall, pp. 29-30.
1998 Ernst-Slavit, G., Pierce, A.O. Introducing Foreign Languages in Elementary School. Principal, 77: 3, pp. 31-33.
1995 Pierce, A. O., Richard, K.J., & Ernst, G. Compañeros: A School-University Partnership for Teaching Foreign Languages in the Elementary School. Curriculum in Context, 22, 4: 25-27.
1995

Ernst, G., & Richard, K. Teacher Preparation: Using Videotapes in a Teaching Practicum. FLES News, 8: 2, pp. 1, 5-6. National Network for Early Language Learning. (Winter 1994/1995).
1995 Ernst, G., Castle, M. & Frostad, L. (Reprint) Teaching in Multilingual/Multicultural Settings: Strategies for Supporting Second-Language Learners. In: F. W. Parkay (Eds.), Becoming a Teacher: Accepting the challenge of a Profession. Third Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
1992 Ernst, G., Castle, M. & Frostad, L. Teaching in Multilingual/Multicultural Settings: Strategies for Supporting Second-Language Learners. In Curriculum in Context, 20: 2, pp. 13-15.
 
Book Reviews
2000

Latinos Unidos: From Cultural Diversity to the Politics of Solidarity (1999) by H. Trueba. Anthropology and Education Quarterly.
1998 Ernst-Slavit, G. Teachers as Authors and Researchers in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms. Essay Review. ORTESOL Journal, vol. 19, pp. 50-57.
1997 Ernst-Slavit, G. Teacher Thinking in Cultural Contexts. (1996). F. A. R’os (Ed.). Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 28: 2, pp. 311-312.
1997 Ernst-Slavit, G. Critical Multiculturalism: Uncommon voices in a common struggle. (1995). Barry Kanpol and Peter McLaren (Eds.). Qualitative Studies in Education, 10:, 1, pp. 121-124.
1993 Ernst, G. Teaching language minority students in the multicultural classroom. By R.C. Scarcella (1990). In Bilingual Research Journal, 17: 1 & 2, pp. 129-135.
1990 Ernst, G. Bilingual Education: History, Politics, Theory and Practice in Bilingual Education. By J. Crawford (1989). The Florida Foreign Language Association Newsletter, 22, 4: 8.
 

Edited Publications

1994 Guest Editor - (with Elsa Statzner and Henry Trueba). Theme: Alternative Visions of Schooling: Success Stories in Minority Settings. Anthropology & Education Quarterly,25: 3.
1991 Guest Editor - Florida Foreign Language Association Newsletter (May Issue, 20 pages).
 

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