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

by Lynne T. Diaz-rico

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

'The best-seller keeps getting better!

The third edition of this popular handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting crosscultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English learners. It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format and delves deeply into the educational challenges faced by classroom teachers.

Written specifically for the general classroom teacher, this guide clearly shows the effects of cultural differences on learning and presents an excellent treatment of cultural diversity and learning styles.

Features New to the Third Edition

  • Adapted Instruction: Teacher-friendly tips in each chapter demonstrate how classroom teaching can serve the needs of English learners.
  • Example of Concept: Short classroom vignettes illustrate key concepts central to each chapter.
  • Chapter One features a questionnaire that includes data needed to adapt instruction for English learners.
  • Two-way immersion bilingual programs are explained and featured.
  • Intercultural communication is brought into the classroom with techniques for teachers to become intercultural educators.
  • Culturally compatible instruction is emphasized, with examples and in-depth explanation.

At a time when more than two million students with limited English proficiency fill our nation’s classrooms—a time when today's teachers desperately need practical, effective resources to help these students succeed in school—every teacher needs this book! '

Synopsis:

The best-seller keeps getting better!<P> The third edition of this popular handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting crosscultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English learners. It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format and delves deeply into the educational challenges faced by classroom teachers.<P> Written specifically for the general classroom teacher, this guide clearly shows the effects of cultural differences on learning and presents an excellent treatment of cultural diversity and learning styles.<P> Features New to the Third Edition Adapted Instruction: Teacher-friendly tips in each chapter demonstrate how classroom teaching can serve the needs of English learners. Example of Concept: Short classroom vignettes illustrate key concepts central to each chapter. Chapter One features a questionnaire that includes data needed to adapt instruction for English learners. Two-way immersion bilingual programs are explained and featured. Intercultural communication is brought into the classroom with techniques for teachers to become intercultural educators. Culturally compatible instruction is emphasized, with examples and in-depth explanation. <P> At a time when more than two million students with limited English proficiency fill our nation's classrooms--a time when today's teachers desperately need practical, effective resources to help these students succeed in school--"every teacher needs this book!"

Synopsis:

It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format and delves deeply into the educational challenges faced by mainstream classroom teachers. FEATURES: Adapted Instruction: Teacher-friendly tips in each chapter demonstrate how classroom teaching can serve the needs of English learners. Example of Concept: Short classroom vignettes illustrate key concepts central to each chapter. Chapters are organized to align with California's Teacher Performance Assessment. Any teacher in a culturally diverse classroom.

About the Author

'Lynne Díaz-Rico is a professor of education at California State University, San Bernardino.  She has worked with public and private teacher education institutions and agencies around the world to prepare teachers for classrooms with diverse students and English-language pedagogy. Her books Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook and Teaching English Learners:  Strategies and Methods are widely used to educate English language development teachers.   Her research interests are in pedagogies for multilingual classrooms; creative, innovative English teaching strategies; critical discourse analysis; and visual literacy.'

Table of Contents

'Introduction

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Part One

Learning: Learning about the Learner, Language Structure, and Second-Language Acquisition

Chapter 1 Learning about the Language Learner

English Learners: Demographic Trends

Psychological Factors That Influence Instruction

The Learner’s Background

Psychological Factors: Social—Emotional

Psychological Factors: Cognitive

Sociocultural Factors That Influence Instruction

Family Acculturation and Use of the First and Second Languages

Family Values and School Values

Institutional Support for the Primary Language and Those Who Speak It

Sociocultural Support for L1 in the Classroom Environment

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Chapter 2 Learning about Language Structure

Language Universals

Language Is Dynamic

Language Is Complex

All Languages Have Structure

Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language

Phonemes

Pitch

Stress

Morphology: The Words of Language

Morphemes

Word-Formation Processes

Syntax: The Sentence Patterns of Language

Semantics: The Meanings of Language

Pragmatics: The Influence of Context

Language Functions

Appropriate Language

Conversational Rules

Nonverbal Communication

Body Language

Gestures

Facial Expressions

Eye Contact

Communicative Distance

Conceptions of Time

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Chapter 3 Learning about Second-Language Acquisition

Historical Theories of Language Teaching and Learning

Grammar-Translation Methodology

Structural Linguistics

Behaviorism

Current Theories of Language Development

Transformational Grammar

Krashen’s Monitor Model

Cummins’s Theories of Bilingualism and Cognition

Communicative Competence

The Social Context for Language Learning

Discourse Theory

Meaning-Centered v. “Bottom-Up” Approaches to Language Acquisition

Semiotics

Contributions of Research about the Brain

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

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

English-Language Development Standards

Integrating Language Skills

Listening

Listening to Repeat: The Audiolingual Legacy

Listening to Understand: The Task Approach

Listening for Communication: The Comprehension Approach

Speaking

Situations for Spoken Discourse

Improving Oral Proficiency

Reading

Transferring Literacy from First to Second Languages

Students without Literacy in First or Second Languages

Phonics in Literacy Instruction for English Learners

Strategies for English Learners’ Literacy Instruction

Writing

The Writing Process

Written Conventions

Error Correction and Grammar in Oracy and Literacy Instruction

Treatment of Errors

Treatment of Grammar

Oracy, Literacy, and Technology

Computer-Assisted Language Learning

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Chapter 5 Content-Area Instruction

Principles of Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)

A Model for SDAIE

Teacher Attitude

Content

Connections

Comprehensibility

Interaction

Content-Area Application

Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)

Social Studies

Literature

Mathematics

Science

The Visual and Performing Arts

Physical Education

Instructional Needs beyond the Classroom

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Chapter 6 Theories and Methods of Bilingual Education

Foundations of Bilingual Education

Historical Development of Bilingual Education

Legal Evolution

Educational Issues Involving Bilingual Education

Parent and Community Participation

Organizational Models: What Works for Whom?

Submersion

The Teaching of English as a Second Language

Transitional or Early-Exit Bilingual Education

Maintenance or Developmental Bilingual Education

Immersion Bilingual Education

Newcomer Centers

Research Studies on Program Effectiveness

Instructional Strategies

Language Management

Primary-Language Use

Code Switching

Classroom Organization

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Part Three

Assessment

Chapter 7 Language and Content-Area Assessment

Educational Standards and Standardized Assessment

Advantages of Standards-Based Instruction for English Learners

Achievement Testing and No Child Left Behind

Disadvantages of Standards-Based Instruction for English Learners

Linking Assessment to Progress for English Learners

The English-Language Development (ELD) Framework

Linking Placement Tests to Language Development

Linking Standards-Based Classroom Instruction to Assessment

Purposes of Assessment

Formative versus Summative Assessment

Proficiency Tests

Diagnostic and Placement Tests

Achievement Tests

Competency Tests

Methods of Assessment

Tying Assessment to the Integrated Curriculum

Authentic Assessment

Performance-Based Assessment

Standardized Tests

Teacher Observation and Evaluation

Cautions about Testing

Best Practices in Testing

Identification, Assessment, and Placement of English Learners in the Schools

Identification Procedures for English Learners

Assessment for Placement

Redesignation/Exit Procedures

Limitations of Assessment

Difficulties in the Testing Situation

Problematic Test Content

Interpretation of Test Results

Technical Concepts

Validity

Reliability

Practicality

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Part Four

Culture: Cultural Diversity in the United States, the Intercultural Educator, and Culturally Responsive Schooling

Chapter 8 Cultural Diversity

Historical Perspectives

Contributions

Exploitation

The Impact of a Changing Population

Poverty among Minority Groups

The Education of Minorities

Second-Language-Speaking Minority Populations

Immigration and Migration

Causes of Immigration

Migration

Immigration Laws and Policies

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Chapter 9 The Intercultural Educator

Understanding Cultural Diversity

The Nature of Culture

Key Concepts about Culture

Investigating Ourselves as Cultural Beings

Learning about Students’ Cultures

Ethnographic Techniques

How Cultural Adaptation Affects Learning

Achieving Equity in Schooling

Detecting Unfair Privilege

Fighting for Fairness and Equal Opportunity

Combating Prejudice in Ourselves and Others

Reducing Interethnic Conflict

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Chapter 10 Culturally Responsive Schooling

Respecting Students’ Diversity

Acknowledging Students’ Differences

Educating Students about Diversity

Promoting Mutual Respect among Students

Adapting to Students’ Culturally Supported Facilitating or Limiting Attitudes

and Abilities

Cooperation versus Competition

The Use of Language

Teaching Styles (Cultural Orientation)

Teacher—Student Interactions

Classroom Organization

Curriculum

Sustaining High Expectations for All Students

Assessing Students’ Ability and Achievement Validly

Challenging Students to Strive for Excellence as Defined

by Their Potential

Motivating Students to Become Active Participants in Their Learning

Encouraging Students to Think Critically

Helping Students Become Socially and Politically Conscious

Marshaling Family and Community Support for Schooling

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Part Five

Policy: Language Planning and Policy and Special Populations of English Learners

Chapter 11 The Role of Educators in Language Planning and Policy

A Critical Approach to Language Planning and Policy

Tollefson: Power and Inequality in Language Education

Foucault: The Power of Discursive Practices

Fairclough: Critical Language Analysis

Bourdieu: Language as Social Capital

Cummins: Language Policies as Emancipatory

Planning and Policy: The Classroom

Educational Equity in Everyday Practices

The Social Environment

The Policies Embodied in Teachers’ Plans

Policy at the School Level

Collaboration with Colleagues

School-Site Leadership

The Academic Ambiance of the School

Involving Parents

Policy in Local School Districts

Professional Growth and Service

The School Board

Community Support for English Learners

The Public Forum

Community Organizations

State Commissions and Professional Organizations

The Voice of the Expert

Professional Leadership Roles

Legislation and Public Opinion

Influencing Federal Policies

The English-as-an-Official-Language Controversy

Federal Funds for Innovation

Federal Legislation

The National Spirit

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Chapter 12 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and Special Education

Scenarios and Issues

Who Are CLD Learners with Special Needs?

Issues Underlying the Scenarios

Principles for the Education of CLD—Special Education Students

The Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically

Diverse Children in Special Education

Overrepresentation in Disability Programs

Underrepresentation in Gifted Programs

Identification, Referral, and Early Intervention

The Referral Process: The Roles of the Classroom Teacher

and the ELD Specialist

Academic and Learning Problems That CLD Learners May Experience

Similarities between Ethnic Language Variations and Learning

Disability Symptoms

Early Intervention

Roles of Classroom Teachers and ESL Teachers during the Process

of Determining Eligibility for Additional Services

Testing for Special Education

The Descriptive Assessment Process

Family Support for Evaluation

Collaboration among ESL-ELD Resource Teachers and Special Educators

Definition and Principles of Collaboration

Collaboration among Professionals during the Testing Phase

Working with an Interpreter

Relationship of Continued ELD with Other Services

Teaching Strategies for the CLD Special Learner

Adapting Listening Tasks

Adapting Reading Tasks

Adapting Writing Tasks

Assessing Student Performance in the Mainstream Classroom

Methods of Assessing the Success of Included Students

Assessing Students’ Work

Using the Results of Assessment

Universal Design for Special Populations of English Learners

Universal Instructional Design

Teaching Blind English Learners

Teaching English Learners with Hearing Impairments

LEARNING MORE

Further Reading

Web Search

Exploration

Experiment

Bibliography

Author Index

Subject Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780205443253
Subtitle:
A Complete K-12 Reference Guide
Author:
Diaz-rico, Lynne T.
Author:
Weed, Kathryn Z.
Author:
Diaz-Rico, Lynne T.
Publisher:
Allyn & Bacon
Subject:
General
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Multicultural Education
Subject:
Bilingual Education
Subject:
Multicultural education -- United States.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
3
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
July 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.22x7.08x.72 in. 1.47 lbs.

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