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

Additional text features include:

• A wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples that clearly demonstrate how culture and language are tied together and applied to educational practice.
• Classroom glimpses present instructional techniques designed for English learners from preschool to high school.
• Bonus features discuss the extra efforts needed to re-engage, re-motivate, and re-direct long-term English learners towards educational success.
• NEW! Applications for mobile learning show how to take learning to the next step with students by using cell phones and handheld devices to practice spelling, pronunciation, and grammar by playing learning games on their devices. (Ch. 4)
• NEW! Coverage of Common Core Standards keeps teachers up to date with contemporary issues in assessment and its impact on instruction. (Ch. 7)
• NEW! Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies help teachers set up a flexible, effective RTI instructional environment that affects second-language learners in important ways. (Ch. 12)
• NEW! Interventions for autistic English learners helps teachers acquire a repertoire of strategies for increasing the effectiveness of classroom instruction for this rapidly growing population of learners. (Ch. 12)
• NEW! Coverage of equity issues for undocumented immigrants gives educators timely information on the schooling issues affecting children of this population. (Ch. 11)
• NEW! A new chapter on family-school communication includes a unique approach to community involvement—highlighting the role of the heritage language in motivating family support to ensure the academic success of English learners and other culturally and linguistically diverse students. (Ch. 9)

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Invigorate learning with the Enhanced Pearson eText
The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with the following multimedia features:

• Embedded videos in each chapter illustrate key concepts and strategies.
• Check Your Understanding of chapter content. Embedded assessments with feedback align with, and ask questions about, each Learning Outcome to help students assess their understanding.
• Chapter Scenarios present provocative discussion situations based on the concepts presented in the chapter.  

Students can experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText along with all the benefits of print for 40% to 50% less than a print bound book! Students, register for or purchase your eText at pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks/ted. Instructors, visit pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks/ted to register for your digital examination copy.

Key content changes include:

• Applications for mobile learning show how to take learning to the next step with students by using cell phones and handheld devices to practice spelling, pronunciation, and grammar by playing learning games on their devices. (Ch. 4)
• Coverage of Common Core Standards keeps teachers up to date with contemporary issues in assessment and its impact on instruction. (Ch. 7)
• Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies help teachers set up a flexible, effective RTI instructional environment that affects second-language learners in important ways. (Ch. 12)
• Interventions for autistic English learners helps teachers acquire a repertoire of strategies for increasing the effectiveness of classroom instruction for this rapidly growing population of learners. (Ch. 12)
• Coverage of equity issues for undocumented immigrants gives educators timely information on the schooling issues affecting children of this population. (Ch. 11)
• A new chapter on family-school communication includes a unique approach to community involvement–highlighting the role of the heritage language in motivating family support to ensure the academic success of English learners and other culturally and linguistically diverse students. (Ch. 9)