Bilingual Education

This comprehensive account of bilingualism examines the importance of using students' native languages as a tool for supporting higher levels of learning. The authors highlight the social, linguistic, neuro-cognitive, and academic advantages of...

This practical resource takes educators through a planning process-from selecting standards to designing learning activities-that weaves together language, literacy, and science in ways that are responsive to emergent bilinguals. Drawing on extensive and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781625348678Author Lorna RiveraFormat HardbackPage Count 324Imprint University of Massachusetts PressPublisher University of Massachusetts...

The book explores the pedagogical potential of autobiographical writing in English-as-a-foreign language, approaching the topic from an educational, longitudinal, dialogical, and social perspective. Through a number of case studies, the author delineates...

Konrad Koerner, a leading historian of linguistics, has long said that an academic field cannot be considered to have matured until it has history as one of its subfields. The history of linguistics is a growing area, having come into its own in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews"A necessary addition to the professional library of any teacher working with emergent bilingual students. With a combination of theory and practical activities, Garcia...

This book examines the impact of and response to the rapidly growing English language learner (ELL) populations in the southeastern United States on K-16 schooling. Using examples of policy and practice from seven states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews"A necessary addition to the professional library of any teacher working with emergent bilingual students. With a combination of theory and practical activities, Garcia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994633316Author Zoe LambreasFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Zr EnterprisesPublisher Zr EnterprisesWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Tongue-Tied is an anthology that gives voice to millions of people who, on a daily basis, are denied the opportunity to speak in their own language. First-person accounts by Amy Tan, Sherman Alexie, bell hooks, Richard Rodriguez, Maxine Hong Kingston,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783739928036Author Ulrich RenzFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Sefa VerlagPublisher Sefa VerlagWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 2mm

This easy-to-use handbook will help teachers whose classrooms include students whose first language is not English. The focus is on books written for children or teens, which can serve as a valuable teaching tool for language-attractive illustrations,...

This book helps teachers of English to provide speakers of other languages the basic information and tools they need to help their students master the phonological system of English. The elements emphasized are those that contribute to more effective...

Teaching Reading in Spanish: A Linguistically Authentic Framework for Emerging Multilinguals is an essential teacher instructional guide to developmental biliteracy. It provides a comprehensive reading framework for teachers who teach students to read...

English Learners (ELs) are left behind in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The growing need for effective critical pedagogical competence (CPC), critical technological competence (CTC), and critical cross-cultural communicative...

Translanguaging: The Key to Comprehension for Spanish-speaking Students and Their Peers is a teacher's guide for effective vocabulary and comprehension instruction in the translanguaging classroom. Translanguaging is a new approach that incorporates...

Silicon Valley software entrepreneur Ron Unz took on the education establishment, both major political parties, the ACLU, and several activist groups with his "English for the Children" movement that began in 1996 and ended on Election Day 2002...

Every year a new group of students walks through the classroom door and the question arises: what can I do differently to better help my Hispanic students? This is one of the most fundamental questions every teacher must ask. The reason being, quite...

Teaching English Language Learners is a handbook for elementary staff who work with English Language Learners, but who don't have specialized training in English language acquisition. The book is a handy reference that describes all stages of learning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783739944791Author Barbara BrinkmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint SefaPublisher SefaWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 2mm

Simply English is an ESL curriculum adaptable for elementary though adult learners. Its goal is to help the limited and/or non-English speaker achieve fluency in English words that are essential for everyday life. Simply English can also be incorporated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783739944784Author Barbara BrinkmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Sefa VerlagPublisher Sefa VerlagWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 2mm

Teaching, Learning and Researching in an ESL Context is for instructors who are interested in improving their teaching practice through teacher-research. The first part of the book investigates a number of current issues in the TESOL field. For example,...

Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility Between Latino Culture and American Education addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system: Latino underachievement. While most educators believe that the problem lies in...

The effects of colonialism in education and society have deep and difficult legacies. This book argues that it is necessary to better understand the deep roots of colonialism in order to realize justice and overturn forms of oppression in education...

An investigation into how schooling can enhance and hinder critical-racial consciousness through the making of the Latinx racialized group In How Schools Make Race, Laura C. Chavez-Moreno uncovers the process through which schools implicitly and...

Teaching for Linguistic Diversity in Schools: Student Wellbeing and Achievement explores the linguistic landscape of Australia, including English, Indigenous languages, community languages and school-taught modern languages, to help teachers recognise...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783739944814Author Ulrich RenzFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Sefa VerlagPublisher Sefa VerlagWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 2mm

Silicon Valley software entrepreneur Ron Unz took on the education establishment, both major political parties, the ACLU, and several activist groups with his "English for the Children" movement that began in 1996 and ended on Election Day 2002. His...

Translanguaging: The Key to Comprehension for Spanish-speaking Students and Their Peers is a teacher's guide for effective vocabulary and comprehension instruction in the translanguaging classroom. Translanguaging is a new approach that incorporates...

More than 50 million individuals will be forcibly displaced from their homes this year. Many will be resettled into other countries or cultures, including the United States. With specific regard to education, a growing sector of ELA instruction now...

This book focuses on how to best educate Hispanic English-limited students who tend to be the ethnic group most likely to be taught in their native language and, consequently, to do poorly when compared to all immigrant children limited in English. It...

This book focuses on how to best educate Hispanic English-limited students who tend to be the ethnic group most likely to be taught in their native language and, consequently, to do poorly when compared to all immigrant children limited in English. It...

Every year a new group of students walks through the classroom door and the question arises: what can I do differently to better help my Hispanic students? This is one of the most fundamental questions every teacher must ask. The reason being, quite...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338753875Author Laura Ascenzi-MorenoFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Scholastic ProfessionalPublisher Scholastic ProfessionalWeight(grams)...

Multilingual learners in Grades K-12 are often overidentified or underidentified for special education. The third edition of this groundbreaking text offers a better way to meet the needs of multilingual learners: by creating a culturally and...

The school readiness of young dual language learners depends on high-quality preschool programs that meet their needs- but how should schools promote and measure the progress of children learning two languages? Find out what the research says in this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840597738Author Milet Publishing LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 28Imprint Milet Publishing LtdPublisher Milet Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 240g

This playful and educational series of bilingual books is ideal for helping children to learn languages. The Senses books highlight the five senses and combine rhyming text and colourful illustrations. Each spread includes the text in both English and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840597912Author Milet Publishing LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 28Imprint Milet Publishing LtdPublisher Milet Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 240g