Multilingual education in practice : using diversity as a resource / edited by Sandra R. Schecter & Jim Cummins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schecter, Sandra R.

Cummins, Jim, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Bilingual--Ontario--Case studies.

Education, Bilingual.

Multicultural education--Ontario--Case studies.

Multicultural education.

Ontario.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 114 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2003]

Summary:

The editors provide some answers from school-based practitioners and university-based researchers who worked on a collaborative project exploring strategies and structures that promote academic success for ESL students.

Contents:

Preface: Situating Learning in Home, School, and Community / Sandra R. Schecter, Jim Cummins ix

1 Introduction: School-Based Language Policy in Culturally Diverse Contexts / Jim Cummins, Sandra R. Schecter 1

2 Creating an Inclusive Climate for Newly Arrived Students / Linday Sale, Lynda Sliz, Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw 17

3 Valuing Multilingual and Multicultural Approaches to Learning / Patricia Chow, Jim Cummins 32

4 New Country, New Language: Writings by Multilingual Students / Brenda Solomon, John Ippolito 62

5 Integrating Teacher Education in a Community-Situated School Agenda / Sandra R. Schecter, Patrick Solomon, Linda Kittmer 81

6 Leadership in the Diverse School / Paul Shaw 97.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0325004307

OCLC:

51204123