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WRITING IN MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOMS

ISBN: 0-70490-772-0    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.

Writing in Multilingual Classrooms

Schools that serve multilingual populations are used to children arriving with a wide range of experience of the written word. Some are already proficient readers and writers; others may be experiencing formal education for the first time. The main focus of this book is on practical strategies which help children develop as writers. The activities and organizations, the  materials and the ideas which work well with native speakers of English can also work well in bilingual classrooms and will successfully support bilingual pupils.

The book explores a range of issues, including

  • the writing process
  • approaches to the teaching of writing
  • ways of supporting children's development as writers
  • the use of other languages in writing to the benefit of both monolingual and bilingual children
  • the secretarial skill of writing
  • assessment

Paperback  8.5" x 11"

Table of contents:
Introduction

The writing process

Becoming a writer

The teaching of writing

Rehearsal for writing

Using the community language

Reasons for writing

Writing in other languages

Responding to writing

The secretarial skills of writing

Assessment

References

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