Language and Learning in Multilingual Classrooms

A Practical Approach

By (author) Dr. Elizabeth Coelho

Publication date:

25 June 2012

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

225x170mm
7x9"

ISBN-13: 9781847697202

This book is a research-based practical guide for educators who work with students whose linguistic and cultural background is different from their own. Illustrated with many practical examples of classroom activities, projects, and teaching strategies, the book is also an introduction to immigrant education for school administrators and educational planners in communities or regions that are in the process of developing plans and programs for newcomer students. Although the focus is on first-generation immigrant children, many of the recommended approaches and instructional strategies described in this book can be used or adapted for use with second-generation children and historical linguistic and cultural minorities, such as children from Aboriginal communities in North America or children of Roma background in Europe.

Introduction

Section I: Getting Started

1. The New Arrival

2. First Contact and Beyond

Section II: Planning: A Whole-School Approach

3. Linguistic and Academic Support for Newcomers and L2Ls

4. Differentiated Instruction and Assessment for Newcomers and L2Ls

5. Planning Ahead Section III: In the Classroom

6. An Inclusive Learning Environment

7. Making Space for Community Languages

8. Oral Language in Every Classroom

9. Reading and Writing in Every Classroom

10. Vocabulary Instruction in Every Classroom

This book is a gift for education. Written by an author committed to children's lives, teachers' missions, scholars' works and policy responsibilities, it is a compilation of the most advanced knowledge on language learning, migration and inclusion; a meticulous sequence of lucid orientations and reflections and an effortless, inspiring read. Let's spread the word!