Understanding Language and Literacy Development: Diverse Learners in the Classroom

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Xiao-lei Wang (Pace University, New York, USA)

Understanding Language and Literacy Development

Diverse Learners in the Classroom

Xiao-lei Wang (Pace University, New York, USA)

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Wiley-Blackwell
10 October 2014

Literacy strategies; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: English language & literacy

Understanding Language and Literacy Development: Diverse Learners in the Classroom offers effective supporting strategies to address the cultural and linguistic diversity of students in contemporary classrooms.

Discusses learners with different linguistic abilities—infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence—by suggesting effective ways to reach them based on their strengths and needs Emphasizes language and literacy supporting strategies in a variety of everyday classroom settings Includes activities and questions to motivate readers to think and develop their own perspectives on language and literacy development Considers a variety of different language acquisition experiences, including monolingual, multilingual, and language impairment Discusses different types of literacies, including digital and hypertext Connects language and literacy development to identity and motivation to contextualize learning styles for pre-service teachers Supported by a companion website that includes additional resources such as PowerPoint presentations by chapter and a summary of relevant information from the Common Core K–12 English Language Arts Standards

By: Xiao-lei Wang (Pace University New York USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 717g
ISBN: 9780470674307
ISBN 10: 047067430X
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 10 October 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Xiao-lei Wang is a Professor in the School of Education at Pace University, USA. She has published extensively in academic journals and is the author of Learning to Read and Write in the Multilingual Family (2011) and Growing up with Three Languages (2008).