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Immigrant Students and Literacy: Reading, Writing, and Remembering (Practitioner Enquiry Series) - Softcover

Book 21 of 22: Practitioner Inquiry

Campano, Gerald

 
9780807747322: Immigrant Students and Literacy: Reading, Writing, and Remembering (Practitioner Enquiry Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0807747327 ISBN 13: 9780807747322
Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2006

Synopsis

This powerful book demonstrates how culturally responsive teaching can make learning come alive. Drawing on his experience as a fifth-grade teacher in a multiethnic school where children spoke over 14 different home languages, the author reveals how he created a language arts curriculum from the students’ own rich cultural resources, narratives, and identities. Illustrating the challenges and possibilities of teaching and learning in a large urban school, this book: Documents how a culturally engaged pedagogy improved student achievement and increased standardized test scores. Examines the literacy practices of children from immigrant, migrant, and refugee backgrounds, and includes powerful examples of their voices and writing. Provides an invaluable model of reflective practice, including a wide array of student-centered strategies, to generate powerful learning experiences Demonstrates a way for teachers to tap into the various forms of literacy students practice beyond the borders of the classroom.

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About the Author

Gerald Campano is Assistant Professor at Indiana University, Bloomington, School of Education.

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Publisher
Teachers College Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807747327
ISBN 13 
9780807747322
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160