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Educating English Language Learners in an Inclusive Environment
Youb Kim
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Description for Educating English Language Learners in an Inclusive Environment
Paperback. As the number of English language learners across the United States - and indeed, the world - increases exponentially, it is critical that pre-service teachers be prepared. This title helps tomorrow's teachers anticipate the diversity of contemporary classrooms and to understand and meet the needs of English language learners. Num Pages: 153 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JM; JNA; JNLB; JNLC; JNMT; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 253 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
As the number of English language learners across the United States - and indeed, the world - increases exponentially, it is critical that pre-service teachers be prepared. Many currently available instructional materials are written primarily for practicing teachers, not for pre-service teachers of the millennial generation who are likely to encounter cultural and linguistic diversity in their classrooms, but who are unlikely to have had experience interacting with diverse groups of children. This engaging and accessible text is specifically designed to help tomorrow's teachers anticipate the diversity of contemporary classrooms and to understand and meet the needs of English language ... Read more
As the number of English language learners across the United States - and indeed, the world - increases exponentially, it is critical that pre-service teachers be prepared. Many currently available instructional materials are written primarily for practicing teachers, not for pre-service teachers of the millennial generation who are likely to encounter cultural and linguistic diversity in their classrooms, but who are unlikely to have had experience interacting with diverse groups of children. This engaging and accessible text is specifically designed to help tomorrow's teachers anticipate the diversity of contemporary classrooms and to understand and meet the needs of English language ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
153
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781433121340
SKU
V9781433121340
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Ref
99-2
About Youb Kim
Youb Kim is Associate Professor of Reading in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. She received a PhD in curriculum, teaching, and educational policy from Michigan State University. She is a member of the International Reading Association's Helen M. Robinson Grant Committee and is on the editorial board of Reading and Writing Quarterly. ... Read more
Reviews for Educating English Language Learners in an Inclusive Environment
What sets this effort apart from others is that it takes on the task of having future teachers reflect and reconsider their attitudes towards language-minority students and in doing so, moves readers from thinking of language-minority students as being those students to being our students. [...] [T]his book has the power to shift both future and current educators' thinking on ... Read more