Literacy, Vocabulary, and Acculturation : A Critical Education Triangle for English Language Learners

Esmail, Ashraf (EDT); Pitre, Abul (EDT); Mccallum, Alice Duhon-ross (EDT); Blakely, Judith (EDT); Baptiste, H. Prentice (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1475872623 / ISBN 13: 9781475872620

Edité par Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023

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• Titre: Literacy, Vocabulary, and Acculturation : A Critical Education Triangle for English Language Learners
• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Date de parution: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1475872623
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781475872620
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

The recent increase in immigration patterns in the United States has meant an increase in the number of children whose first language is not English entering American schools. Some reports indicate that as many as one in four students come from families where the language spoken in the home is not English. This book is focused on providing teachers access to credible information that will assist them understand the English language learner, develop effective strategies to teach English language learners, create effective learning environments and use assessments to meet the needs of English language learners as well as garner community resources to support for English language learners.

À propos des auteurs

Ashraf Esmail is associate professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for Racial Justice at Dillard University.

Abul Pitre is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at San Francisco State University. He teaches courses such as The Life and Thought of Elijah Muhammad, Hip Hop Workshop, Black Religion, Critical Black Pedagogy, and a wide range of subjects -- including education,?leadership, critical pedagogy, and Nation of Islam Studies.? Pitre has authored, edited, and co-edited 29 books, including several with Rowman & Littlefield.? He is best known for The Educational Philosophy of Elijah Muhammad and A Critical Black Pedagogy Reader: The Brothers Speak. He was on a panel with Dr. Cornel West where he discussed his most recent book, Liberation Pedagogy: Elijah Muhammad and the Art of Soul Crafting.

Alice Duhon-Ross McCallum serves as department head of the MS Higher Education and Adult Learning in the Richard W. Riley College of Education at Walden University. Her current research focuses on multicultural education and counseling with special interest in school violence, family in poverty, and conflict resolution.

Judith Blakely is an educational specialist.

H. Prentice Baptiste is a Regents and Distinguished Achievement Professor, and in 2014 was awarded the first College of Education, Diversity Award at New Mexico State University. He was president of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), a premier organization advocating for equity and social justice, which he helped found in 1990.