If Schools Do Not Offer Bilingual Programs for ELL Students

Multiple Choice

If schools do not offer bilingual programs for ELL students, such as in California, what is the most effective approach to teaching these English language learners to read?

A) Delay all formal reading instruction until they have a reasonable command of English.
B) Delay teaching them to read in their native language until they can read in English.
C) Teach them to read in their native language and in English simultaneously.
D) Teach them to read in the language that is more phonetically (phonically) regular and simple to understand.