Language and Learning in Multilingual Classrooms : : A Practical Approach / / Elizabeth Coelho.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Coelho, Elizabeth,
• MitwirkendeR: Coelho, Elizabeth,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section 1: Getting Started -- 1. The New Arrival -- 2. First Days and Beyond -- Section 2: Planning: A Whole-School Approach -- 3. Linguistic and Academic Support for Newcomers and Language Learners -- 4. Differentiated Instruction and Assessment for Newcomers and Language Learners -- 5. Planning Ahead -- Section 3: 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 -- Afterword -- Index