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Author Lems, Kristin, author.

Title Building literacy with multilingual learners : insights from linguistics / Kristin Lems, Tenena M. Soro, Gareth Charles
Edition Third edition
Published New York, NY : Guilford Publications, [2024]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 382 pages) : illustrations
Contents Preface -- Guide to Pronunciation in This Book -- 1. Big Ideas and Research That Guide the Profession -- 2. First-Language Influence in Second-Language Acquisition -- 3. ELL Oracy: Listening Comprehension and Oral Language Development -- 4. Learning to Read, Write, and Spell Words in English as a New Language -- 5. Visual Literacy and Language Growth -- 6. Using Morphemes to Learn Vocabulary -- 7. Word Formation Processes, Cognates, and Collocations -- 8. "The Same, but Different": Reading Fluency in English as a New Language -- 9. Achieving Comprehension in L2 English Reading -- 10. Writing to Learn in English across the Curriculum -- 11. Multilingual Learners in the Multimodal Classroom -- Glossary -- References -- Index
Summary "Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this established course text and teacher guide explores the processes involved in second-language acquisition and translates the research into practical instructional strategies for PreK-12. Engaging classroom vignettes and personal reflections from the authors and other seasoned educators bring the teaching methods and linguistic concepts to life. Highlighting ways to draw on emergent bilingual and multilingual students' strengths, the book presents innovative learning activities, lesson planning ideas, technology applications, downloadable reproducible forms, and other resources. Second edition title: Building Literacy with English Language Learners. New to This Edition *Chapter on visual literacy. *Extensive updated coverage of literacy in the digital age, including gamification and video games, digital reading, and uses of ChatGPT in the classroom. *Increased attention to multimodal projects and activities. *New or expanded discussions of translanguaging, dual language instruction, English as a lingua franca as well as an academic language, and other timely topics. Pedagogical Features *"How Does This Look in the Classroom?" sections. *Study and discussion questions in every chapter. *Chapter-opening 'Key Vocabulary' boxes. *End-of-book glossary. "-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record and online resource (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed April 2, 2024)
Subject Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
Reading.
Second language acquisition.
Form Electronic book
Author Soro, Tenena M., author.
Charles, Gareth, author.
ISBN 9781462553280
1462553281