A presentation of an important new investigation into the issues of race, ethnicity and education, following the extensive reforms of state education during the late 1980s. The author provides a critical introduction to the current issues and major research findings in the field.
Presenting visions of multilingual school, this book examines the pedagogical, socio educational, and socio political issues that impact on their development and success. It considers issues of multilingual schooling in different countries and for diverse populations and groups, while taking into account the global pressures of the 21st century.
• A former English Language Learner and popular teacher trainer offers practical tips to help ELL students reach their full potential. • Includes teaching tips across all content areas-English/language arts, math, social studies, and science-and success stories from real-world classrooms.
Shows how identity texts have proved to be an effective way of engaging learners in multilingual schools around the world. This book is suitable for those concerned with developing appropriate pedagogy for schools and for those who work with multilingual children.
Helps you to cater for the needs of pupils learning English as an additional language (EAL). This book includes sections that helps you to: dispel the myths surrounding effective provision for pupils learning EAL; support whole-school approaches for ethnic minority achievement; and, develop appropriate and targeted interventions for EAL learners.
The inner city schools in this study show how teachers can, with empathy and imagination, enable bilingual pupils to achieve all-round success. All the schools have rejected the official version of the literacy strategy to provide instead deeper links with children's language and experience.
Refuting the myths that black youth are unable to excel at academics and are limited to careers in sports, or rap music, this book aims to engage teens by bridging the gap between school and hip hop culture. It discusses topics such as the ability for youths to memorise rap lyrics verbatim and how those skills can translate into academia.
Comparing experiences from France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK, this book highlights ways of creating multilingual learning communities that promote language expertise, intercultural understanding and educational achievement.
Bilingual education has long been a controversial topic for communities, policy makers, and teachers. Misconceptions about what bilingualism itself is, and what bilingual education should do, have laid the groundwork for a wide range of policies that don't always have a coherent vision for their students.
Equips educators with the tools needed to teach and communicate with African American adults. This title helps readers learn: how history and heritage impact teaching and understanding; learning styles at different stages of maturity; elements of good lesson plans and methods; and, tactics for organising a multi-level Christian Education program.
This work originated with the belief that English as a Second Language students have experiences that need to be told, and memories that need to be shared. Written at the intermediate to advanced level, it is divided into three sections: "Home"; "Leaving"; and "New Country and Strange Nation".
This book offers a framework for teachers to include bilingual learners in their curriculum planning. It considers what is needed for the curriculum to be made accessible to all children and provides the necessary framework to plan effectively for bilingual learners.
An account and analysis of students' experiences of 'inclusion' in a girls' comprehensive school which looks at how governmental policy initiatives - on school improvement and SEN/inclusion - are translated into practice by the school, and at how this practice is lived and understood by the girls.
A practical book of ideas and support strategies for the induction, assessment, teaching and learning of students with English as an additional language (EAL). It includes ideas such as: setting up a parent conference; identifying and supporting G&T learners; cross-cultural mathematics; and, questioning techniques.
This volume reviews the research and theory relating to instruction and assessment of bilingual pupils. It focuses not only on issues of language learning and teaching but also the ways in which power relations in the wider society affect patterns of teacher-pupil interaction in the classroom.
A collection of stories which challenge ideas about mainstream and community education in Britain. It shows that children's achievements in mainstream school are fed by their learning experience and that both theory and practice consequently require radical review.
An account and analysis of students' experiences of 'inclusion' in a girls' comprehensive school which looks at how governmental policy initiatives - on school improvement and SEN/inclusion - are translated into practice by the school, and at how this practice is lived and understood by the girls.
Examines the educational needs of bilingual children, and the methods that can be used to improve and develop literacy and literature in the classroom. This book argues that bilingual children's literacy learning in English is an intercultural process.