Second language writing in elementary classrooms : instructional issues, content-area writing and teacher education / edited by Luciana C. de Oliveira and Tony Silva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Oliveira, Luciana C., editor.

Silva, Tony, 1953- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English language.

Language arts (Elementary).

Language arts--Correlation with content subjects.

Language arts.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical Description:

xii, 192 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Baskingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

"Second Language Writing in Elementary Classrooms focuses on L2 writing in elementary classrooms. It features chapters that highlight research in elementary classrooms focused on the writing development of multilingual children, and research in teacher education to prepare elementary teachers to teach L2 writing and address L2 writers' needs. Part I presents instructional issues for L2 writers at the elementary level. Part II focuses on content-area writing. Part III focuses on L2 writing teacher education at the elementary level"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

1. Second Language Writing in Elementary Classrooms: An Overview Of Issues

PART I: INSTRUCTIONAL ISSUES

2. E-Journaling in Response to Digital Texts; Sally Brown

3. The Benefits of Co-Teaching in the ESL Elementary Classroom; Carrie Neely

4. Instructional Interactions Around Writing: A Study of Elementary Bilingual Students Writing in a Second Language; Joanna W. Wong

PART II: CONTENT-AREA WRITING

5. Teaching Writing through Genres and Language; Tracy Hodgson-Drysdale

6. Bilingual Fourth Graders Develop a Central Character for Their Narratives; Maria Estela Brisk, Deborah Nelson and Cheryl O'Connor

7. Disciplinary Language Development in Writing: Science Reports and Common Core State Standards; Dong-shin Shin

8. Supporting L2 Elementary Science Writing with SFL in an Age of School Reform; Kathryn Accurso, Meg Gebhard, Cecily Selden

PART III: TEACHER EDUCATION

9. Bridging the In- and Out-of-School Writing Practices of ELLs Through Postmethod Pedagogy: One Elementary Teacher's Journey; Sarah Henderson Lee

10. Pre-service Teacher Preparation for L2 Writing: Perspectives of In-Service Elementary ESL Teachers; Ditlev Larsen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137530974

1137530979

OCLC:

927438902