The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook: A Complete K-12 Reference Guide, 6th Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (January 13, 2017) © 2018

  • Lynne T. Diaz-Rico
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This widely popular guide provides numerous ready-to-use strategies and ideas based on best practices to link culture and language to school success. The book focuses on helping the millions of English learners nationwide who need instruction that develops their English-language proficiency while they acquire the content knowledge needed to succeed in today's standards-based environment. Readers get a practical look at cultural values and beliefs that impact schooling.

The title combines theories of culture with theories of language acquisition to provide a powerful set of teaching techniques for content areas and English language arts. Also included are special education adaptations for English learners to give teachers and administrators additional back-up support for complex educational challenges.

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  • 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 Cultural Diversity in the United States: Cultural Diversity in the United States, Culturally Responsive Schooling, and the Role of Family in Schools
  • CHAPTER 8 Cultural Diversity
  • CHAPTER 9 Culturally Responsive Schooling
  • CHAPTER 10 The Role of the Family in Schools
  • 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

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