Understanding Language Teaching

From Method to Postmethod

By B. Kumaravadivelu

This book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of...

Published September 7th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Bilingual Education

From Compensatory To Quality Schooling

By María Estela Brisk

Bilingual Education: From Compensatory to Quality Schooling, Second Edition maintains its original purpose of synthesizing the research on successful bilingual education in order to demonstrate...

Published September 7th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Handbook of Orthography and Literacy

Edited by R. Malatesha Joshi, P.G. Aaron

Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their relationship to literacy acquisition was sparse and generally modeled after studies of English...

Published September 2nd 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Handbook of Orthography and Literacy

Edited by R. Malatesha Joshi, P. G. Aaron

Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their relationship to literacy acquisition was sparse and generally modeled after studies of English...

Published August 31st 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Language in the Schools

Integrating Linguistic Knowledge Into K-12 Teaching

Edited by Kristin Denham, Anne Lobeck

Language in the Schools: Integrating Linguistic Knowledge Into K-12 Teaching addresses two important questions:
*What aspects of linguistic knowledge are most useful for teachers to know?
*What...

Published July 20th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Learning, Teaching, and Community

Contributions of Situated and Participatory Approaches to Educational Innovation

Edited by Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, Sandra R. Schecter

This volume brings together established and new scholarly voices to explore how participatory and situated approaches to learning can contribute to educational innovation. The contributors'...

Published July 12th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Latino Education

An Agenda for Community Action Research

Edited by Pedro Pedraza, Melissa Rivera

This landmark volume represents the work of the National Latino/a Education Research Agenda Project (NLERAP)-an initiative focused on school reform and educational research with and...

Published July 8th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy

By Stephen B. Kucer, Cecilia Silva

Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy provides the conceptual knowledge to support teachers' instructional decisions in the reading/literacy classroom and features a multitude of instructional strategy...

Published July 6th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Linguistic Diversity and Teaching

By Nancy L. Commins, Ofelia B. Miramontes

Linguistic Diversity and Teaching raises questions and provides a context for reflection regarding the complex issues surrounding new English learners in the schools. These issues...

Published June 17th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Teaching and Learning Vocabulary

Bringing Research to Practice

Edited by Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Michael L. Kamil

Although proficiency in vocabulary has long been recognized as basic to reading proficiency, there has been a paucity of research on vocabulary teaching and learning...

Published June 9th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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