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In this book, Falk-Ross and the contributing authors offer their different perspectives on supporting English language learners through specific strategies for assessment and instruction. It presents specific issues and challenges, supportive research and up-to-date information, classroom implications and strategies, and case study applications.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Challenges for Literacy Development Across Disciplines
1 Overview of the Text, Francine Falk-Ross
2 The Educational Issues Before Us, Francine Falk-Ross
3 A Case Study to Consider Using Different Frames of Reference, Francine Falk-Ross
PART II: Language as a Scaffold for Learning
4 The Mediating Role of Pedagogic Discourse, Francine Falk-Ross
5 Providing Supportive Contexts for Young Children's Language to Develop Their Ideas and Opinions, Shobana Musti-Rao and Lenwood Gibson
6 Looking at Literacy from the Family-School Frame of Reference, Lee Shumow and Elena Lyutykh
7 Mathematics Talk: Literacy Development in a Mathematics Context, Brian Evans
8 Literacy and the Arts: How Artistic Perspectives Enhance Literacy Learning, Merryl Goldberg and Laurie Stowell
9 Promoting Agency, Access, and Acquisition Among Adolescent English Language Learners, Kathleen A. J. Mohr, Michelle Flory, and Lois Ann Knezek
Part III: Talk and Textual Considerations
10 Multimodality in Children's School-Based Texts, Roberta Linder
11 Addressing Young Adolescents' Need for Voice and Interaction, Jill Lewis-Spector and Mary McGriff
12 From Resistance to Engagement-The Importance of the New Literacies for Struggling Readers and Writers, Peter McDermott and Kathleen Gormley
13 Concluding Thoughts, Francine Falk-Ross
Index
About the Contributors
About the Editor
About the author
Edited by Francine Falk-Ross
Summary
In this book, Falk-Ross and the contributing authors offer their different perspectives on supporting English language learners through specific strategies for assessment and instruction. It presents specific issues and challenges, supportive research and up-to-date information, classroom implications and strategies, and case study applications.
