The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook A Complete K-12 Reference Guide (with MyEducationLab)

by Diaz-Rico, Lynne T.; Weed, Kathryn Z.

• ISBN13: 9780136101086
• ISBN10: 0136101089
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2009-02-24
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

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

Table of Contents

Part One: Learning: Learning about the Learner, Language Structure, and Second-Language Acquisition

Chapter 1:        Learning about the Language Learner

Chapter 2:        Learning about Language Structure

Chapter 3:        Learning about Second-Language Acquisition

Part Two: Instruction: Oracy and Literacy for English-Language Development, Content-Area Instruction, and Bilingual Education

Chapter 4:        Oracy and Literacy for English-Language Development

Chapter 5:        Content-Area Instruction

Chapter 6:        Theories and Methods of Bilingual Education

Part Three: Assessment

Chapter 7:        Language and Content-Area Assessment

Part Four: Culture: Cultural Diversity in the United States, the Intercultural Educator, and Culturally Responsive Schooling

Chapter 8:        Cultural Diversity

Chapter 9:        The Intercultural Educator

Chapter 10:      Culturally Responsive Schooling

Part Five: Policy: Language Policy and Special Populations of English Learners

Chapter 11:      The Role of Educators in Language Policy

Chapter 12:      Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and Special Education