Bilingual Children's Language and Literacy Development : : New Zealand Case Studies / / ed. by Roger Barnard, Ted Glynn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Barkhuizen, Gary,; Barnard, Roger,; Berryman, Mere,; Biederman, Yael,; Glynn, Ted,; Haworth, Penny,; Mccaffery, John,; Mckee, Rachel Locker,; Peddie, Roger,; Shameem, Nikhat,; Starks, Donna,; Tuafuti, Patisepa,; Vine, Elaine W.,
• HerausgeberIn: Barnard, Roger,; Glynn, Ted,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Child Language and Child Development
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Notes on the Contributors --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. Languages in New Zealand: Population, Politics and Policy --; Chapter 2. A Community Elder’s Role in Improving Reading and Writing for Mäori Students --; Chapter 3. Reciprocal Language Learning for Mäori Students and Parents --; Chapter 4. Samoan Children’s Bilingual Language and Literacy Development --; Chapter 5. A Five-Year-Old Samoan Boy Interacts with his Teacher in a New Zealand Classroom --; Chapter 6. Students from Diverse Language Backgrounds in the Primary Classroom --; Chapter 7. Private Speech in the Primary Classroom: Jack, A Korean Learner --; Chapter 8. The Construction of Learning Contexts for Deaf Bilingual Learners --; Chapter 9. Community Language Teacher Education Needs in New Zealand --; Chapter 10. Students as Fact Gatherers in Language-in-Education Planning --; Chapter 11. Responding to Language Diversity: A Way Forward for New Zealand Education --; Glossary of Terms Used in This Book --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781853597138; 9783111024738; 9783110663136; 9783110606713
• DOI: 10.21832/9781853597138
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Roger Barnard, Ted Glynn.

This text contains case studies relating the experience of bilingual children in various settings in New Zealand primary schools. The contexts include a Maori immersion school, a Samoan bilingual unit, and mainstream classrooms which cater for immigrant and deaf children. Suggestions for educational policy, teacher development and research are made.