The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook A Complete K-12 Reference Guide
ISBN: 9780137154098 | 0137154097
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 2/24/2009
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The fourth edition of this best-selling handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting cross-cultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English learners. It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format, providing teachers with a wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples to apply to educational practice.
New to this edition:
-New Individualizing Instruction boxes throughout the text profile English learners with specific instructional needs, lear... MORE
-Each chapter ends with opportunities for student reflection and a classroom activity to be performed with an English learner.
-New expanded content on assessment (Chapter 7) and content-based instruction (Chapter 5) has been added.
-Chapter 4 now includes more specific glimpses of classroom methods in use and more examples of how literacy instruction can be differentiated.
-Chapter 8 features a deeper discussion of culture, race, and ethnicity within the classroom.
-Chapter 9 expands upon the definition of culture and the concept that the individual is proactive during the process of accommodation.
-A MyEducationLab interactive website (www.myeducationlab.com) includes videos, simulations, case studies, activities, and more to help prepare students for teaching careers.
| Learning: Learning about the Learner, Language Structure, and Second-Language Acquisition | |
| Learning about the Language Learner | |
| Learning about Language Structure | |
| Learning about Second-Language Acquisition | |
| Instruction: Oracy and Literacy for English-Language Development, Content-Area Instruction, and Bilingual Education | |
| Oracy and Literacy for English-Language Development | |
| Content-... MORE | |
| Theories and Methods of Bilingual Education | |
| Assessment | |
| Language and Content-Area Assessment | |
| Culture: Cultural Diversity in the United States, the Intercultural Educator, and Culturally Responsive Schooling | |
| Cultural Diversity | |
| The Intercultural Educator | |
| Culturally Responsive Schooling | |
| Policy: Language Policy and Special Populations of English Learners | |
| The Role of Educators in Language Policy | |
| Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and Special Education | |
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