Multicultural and Multilingual Literacy and Language

Contexts and Practices

By: Fenice B. Boyd (Editor), Cynthia Brock (Editor), Mary S. Rozendal (Editor)

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Paperback | 24 April 2004

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Within a clear conceptual framework, this book explores ways that teachers, reading specialists, administrators, and teacher educators can provide more effective literacy instruction to US K-9 students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds.

Cutting-edge theory and research is interwoven with detailed case studies that bring to life the complexities of teaching in today's multicultural and multilingual classroom.

Topics covered include:

* how and why culture matters in literacy instruction
* drawing on students' multiple literacies in the classroom
* motivating and engaging English-language learners
* steps that teachers can take to heighten their cultural awareness and skills
* tapping into family and community resources for literacy learning.

Top scholars team up with classroom teachers to create this much-needed, practical and accessible book.

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"Literacy is a human right. Life success depends a great deal on the individual's access to information and literacy competence. This book provides a framework for including a community agenda in research and practice related to literacy instruction for multicultural/multilingual populations. It stresses that literacy is acquired in multiple contexts and is learned through a lifelong process. Also emphasized is the need for"

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