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<p><i>Sociocultural Contexts of Language and Literacy, Second Edition</i> engages prospective and in-service teachers in learning about linguistically and culturally diverse students, and in using this knowledge to enrich literacy learning in classrooms and communities. The text is grounded in current research and theory that integrate sociocultural and constructivist concepts and perspectives and provide a framework teachers can use to develop strategies for teaching reading, writing, and thinking to diverse students.</p> <p>The focus on English literacy development does not imply advocacy for "English only" or ESL as the primary mode of literacy instruction. Rather, the authors take the position that learners need to develop literacy in their native language and that the concepts and skills learned in developing the native language create a foundation of strength from which students can develop English literacy.</p> <p>Part I introduces relevant research and language learning theories. Part II provides research reviews and information about literacy learning within specific culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The chapters in Part III challenge the reader to view th

Author

Teresa L. McCarty, Lucille J. Watahomigie, To thi Dien, Bertha Perez, Mar¡a E. Torres-Guzman

Publisher

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781135630164

Subjects

Education, Language Learning, Literary Fiction