Learning from culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms : using inquiry to inform practice / edited by Joan C. Fingon, Sharon H. Ulanoff ; foreword by Douglas Fisher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fingon, Joan C.

Ulanoff, Sharon H.

Series:

Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)

Language and literacy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.

English language--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Language arts (Elementary)--Social aspects.

Language arts (Elementary).

United States.

Literacy--Social aspects.

Literacy.

Physical Description:

x, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College, Columbia University, [2012]

Summary:

This resource guide looks at new classroom-based literacy research that supports all learners, including culturally and linguistically diverse students. The authors demonstrate how teachers and researchers develop instructional practices based on multiple languages and the literacy based on multiple language and the literacy contexts of their schools. They describes classrooms where literacy and learning is encouraged and respected, highlighting best practices for pre-K-12 classrooms that included English language learners. This valuable book will inform all educators interested in class-room literacy research and how it supports achievement for diverse students. It features contribution from authors at the forefront of teacher research that hold the most promise for initiating change. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Honoring Teacher Voices: Practices and Perceptions of Teachers Using a Core Reading Program to Support School Improvement / Joan C. Fingon Fingon, Joan C. 13

2 Effective Bilingual Education Pedagogy for Developing Oral Language and Preliteracy Skills in Hispanic Preschoolers / Virginia Gonzalez Gonzalez, Virginia 31

3 "You Gotta Say What's in the Book in Your Own Words": Creating Spaces for Second Language Literacy Development in an Urban Multiage Classroom / Sharon H. Ulanoff Ulanoff, Sharon H., Ambika G. Raj Raj, Ambika G., Diane Brantley Brantley, Diane, Susan Courtney Courtney, Susan, Richard Rogers Rogers, Richard 47

4 The Young Writers Group: Increasing Struggling Elementary Students' Literacy Achievement Through Dialogue and Technology / Jodene Kersten Morrell Morrell, Jodene Kersten 70

5 Learning from Roberto: Scaffolding Second Language Writing Development / Alice Quiocho Quiocho, Alice, Sharon H. Ulanoff Ulanoff, Sharon H. 87

6 Cognate Strategy Instruction: Providing Powerful Literacy Tools to Spanish-Speaking Students / Shira Lubliner Lubliner, Shira, Dana L. Grisham Grisham, Dana L. 105

7 "What I Know About Spanish is That I Don't Talk it Much": Bilingual Fifth-grade Students' Perceptions of Bilingualism / Sandra A. Butvilofsky Butvilofsky, Sandra A. 124

8 Scaffolding Discussions to Develop Comprehension and Students' Voices / Josephine Arce Arce, Josephine, Elizabeth Padilla Detwiler Detwiler, Elizabeth Padilla 142

9 The Story of César Chávez High School: One Small School's Struggle for Biliteracy / Sandra Liliana Pucci Pucci, Sandra Liliana, Gregory J. Cramer Cramer, Gregory J. 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807753446

0807753440

9780807753453

0807753459

OCLC:

786461033