Literacy Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms

Literacy Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms
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Publisher : Teachers College Press
Total Pages : 145
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ISBN-10 : 9780807753361
ISBN-13 : 080775336X
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Book Synopsis Literacy Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms by : Lori Helman

Download or read book Literacy Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms written by Lori Helman and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on guide shows elementary school teachers how to create multilingual classroom communities that support every learner's success in reading, writing, and general literacy development. The author provides a practical overview of key ideas and techniques and describes specific literacy activities that lead to vocabulary and oral English proficiency. Instructional chapters will help teachers create a language-rich classroom environment, scaffold reading and writing tasks to match students' needs, and use students' language backgrounds as a bridge to literacy learning in English. As with all titles in The Practitioner's Bookshelf Series, this resource includes many user-friendly features such as bulleted summaries and checklists as well as photographs of linguistically diverse classrooms modeling the types of instructional interactions described in the book.


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