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Learning in Two Worlds: An Integrated Spanish/English Biliteracy Approach, 3/E
Bertha Perez, University of Texas, San Antonio
Maria E. Torres-Guzman, Teachers College, Columbia University

ISBN-10: 0801330777
ISBN-13: 9780801330773

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 284 pp
Published: 10/29/2001

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Learning in Two Worlds addresses how teachers can organize the curriculum and the learning environment to facilitate growth in literacy in both Spanish and English.

The content and organization of this text reflects the authors' belief that integration of the children's language and cultural knowledge becomes the key principle for literacy instruction and for organizing literacy environments. The authors' use an integrated biliteracy approach for the development of literacy skills around children's interests, strengths, and needs.

  • Speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities are integrated in every chapter. Activities are organized as natural occurrences in the context of exploring the world of things, events, ideas, and experiences in schools and communities
  • An integrated biliteracy approach allows for the development of literacy skills around children's interests, strengths, and needs. The children use all of their language tools for both literacy and cognitive development.
  • Includes suggested goals emanating from the unique characteristics and needs of the bilingual child whose first or home language is Spanish to create an integrated biliteracy program.
  • Each chapter ends with new and updated activities that will assist you in understanding and integrating the concepts and content--these are divided into discussion and field-based activities which will help you model the types of student/teacher activities suggested throughout the book.

  • Each chapter contains expanded and updated information.
  • Improved coverage on the role of culture in literacy development (Ch. 1).
  • Chapters 2 and 3 have been updated with new studies and examples.
  • A new section on phonemic awareness and the use of bilingual word walls have been added (Ch. 4).
  • The instructional activities have been completely updated (Ch. 4 & 5).
  • Updated literature titles have been added throughout.
  • Chapter 6 includes new studies and a refocus on the key role that language plays in cognitive development and the learning of content information.
  • Chapter 7 has been revised and new checklists for emergent literacy have been included in the section that discusses an array of classroom assessment strategies.
  • Resources in Chapter 8 have been updated to include information on how to access the new developing technologies.



Each Chapter begins with an “Introduction.”


Foreword: Alma Flor Ada.


Prefacio: Alma Flor Ada.


Acknowledgments.

Part I: Pensamiento Y Cultura: La Integracin De Nuestras Ideas/Thought and Culture: The Integration of our Ideas.

1.Society, Culture, and Literacy.

Multiculturalism: A Matter of Definition?

Culture and Schooling.

Cultural Repertoire or Culture and Power.

2.The Child Learner.

Language Development in Bilingual Home Environments.

Learning.

Language Development Process.

Observing Children.

3.Biliteracy.

Characteristics of Language.

Native Language Instruction

Classrooms as Contexts for Biliteracy.

PART II El Salon y la Practica/Classroom and Practice.

4. Early Years of Reading and Writing.

The Instructional Environment and Authentic Literacy Events.

Classroom Activity 4.1 Attendance Activity.

Creating Meaningful Enabling Environments.

Classroom Activity 4.2 School as a Work Place-A Thematic Unit.

Integrating Language Instruction.

Classroom Activity 4.3 Integrated Reading/Writing and Predictable Books.

5. Developing Proficiency in Reading and Writing.

Classroom Social Roles for Literacy.

Grouping Strategies for Literacy.

Reading and Writing with Literature.

Classroom Activity 5.1 Life in the Circus .

Classroom Activity 5.2 Elementos de un cuento [Elements of a story].

Strategies for Reading and Writing.

English Literacy Instruction.

6. Literacy in the Content Areas.

The Content Areas.

Classroom Activity 6.1 Math Vocabulary Activity.

Comprehension Strategies in the Content Areas.

Study Skills as a Theme.

Content Literacy in English.

Part III Asesoramiento Y Recursos/Assessment And Resources.

7. Assessment.

The Purpose of Assessment.

An Array of Classroom Assessment Strategies.

Observation.

8. Resources.

The Relationship of Physical Environment and Literacy.

Community Resources.

Evaluating and Selecting Literature.

Children's Literature for Primary Grades.

Children's Literature for Intermediate Grades.

Content Area Children's Books.

References.

Index.

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