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READING IN MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOMS

ISBN: 0-70490-769-0    View Graphical Site    Go Back

Descript:
These three books by Viv Edwards, Professor of Education at the University of Reading, have been published by the university's Reading and Language Information Centre. The main focus of the Centre is the professional development of teachers in all aspects of language, and all its publications enjoy the reputation of being informative, practical and geared to the needs of busy teachers.

These books contain clear and concise accounts of the main issues in responding to linguistic diversity in the classroom and in ensuring full access to current curricula by all students, whatever their language background and fluency may be.

Reading in Multilingual Classrooms

Multilingual classrooms are complex communities. Children come from many different language backgrounds; they also have varying levels of experience with the written word. Some may not be able to read at all; some older children may read fluently in two  -   and in some cases three  -  different languages. Others read only in English or in the community language.

This book  focuses on

  • the process of learning to read
  • reading behaviors of second language learners
  • the different approaches to the teaching of reading
  • practical ways to support bilingual readers
  • resources for reading in English and in community languages
  • the assessment of children's development as readers

Paperback  8.5" x 11"

Table of contents:
Introduction

The reading process

Bilingual readers

The teaching of reading

Supporting bilingual readers

Resources for reading

Multilingual resources

Assessing reading

References

Useful addresses