02678nam a2200385Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006502000290008202000260011104000230013704200080016004300120016805000230018008200140020308400230021710000260024024501030026626000390036930000280040833700130043633800150044952012100046452001600167450400510183465000600188565000340194565000400197965000340201965000430205365000320209665000310212865000720215965000610223132926020180920020606.0141023s2014 mau b 001 0 eng  a 2014011411 a9780470674291 (hardback) a9780470674307 (paper) aDLCbengerdacDLC apcc an-us---00aLC3731b.W355 201400a372.6223 aEDU0290202bisacsh1 aWang, Xiao-Lei2Local10aUnderstanding language and literacy developmentbdiverse learners in the classroomcXiao-lei Wang. 1aMalden, MAbWiley-Blackwellc2014. axvii, 455 pagesc25 cm. 2rdamedia 2rdacarrier a"Understanding Language and Literacy Development: Diverse Learners in the Classroom offers effective supporting strategies to address the cultural and linguistic diversity of students in contemporary classrooms. Discusses learners with different linguistic abilities--infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence--by suggesting effective ways to reach them based on their strengths and needs Emphasizes language and literacy supporting strategies in a variety of everyday classroom settings Includes activities and questions to motivate readers to think and develop their own perspectives on language and literacy development Considers a variety of different language acquisition experiences, including monolingual, multilingual, and language impairment Discusses different types of literacies, including digital and hypertext Connects language and literacy development to identity and motivation to contextualize learning styles for pre-service teachers Supported by a companion website that includes additional resources such as PowerPoint presentations by chapter and a summary of relevant information from the Common Core K-12 English Language Arts Standards "--cProvided by publisher. a"Connects language and literacy development to identity and motivation to contextualize learning styles for pre-service teachers"--cProvided by publisher. aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 0aLinguistic minoritiesxEducationzUnited States.2Local 0aTeachersxTraining of.2Local 0aMultilingualism in children.2Local 0aLanguage and education2Local 0aLanguage awareness in children.2Local 0aLanguage acquisition2Local 0aChildrenxLanguage.2Local 0aChildren with social disabilitiesxEducationzUnited States.2Local 0aChildren of minoritiesxEducationzUnited States.2Local