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Children of promise : literate activity in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms / Shirley Brice Heath, Leslie Mangiola ; Sandra R. Schecter, Glynda A. Hull, editors.

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  • ISBN: 0810618443
  • Physical Description: 64 p. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : NEA Professional Library, National Education Association, c1991.

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General Note: "A joint publication of National Education Association, Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, American Educational Research Association."
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-62).
Formatted Contents Note: Cultural and linguistic differences -- Inside classrooms -- Learning through cross-age, interactive tutoring : California -- Observing and writing about teaching and learning : Texas -- Collecting and analyzing spoken and written language data : Massachusetts -- Writing, learning, and the teacher's role -- Viewing language as an instrument and object of study -- Finding expertise in the learner -- Using language for identifying and solving problems -- Literate behaviors build literacy skills -- Defining literate behaviors -- Promoting literate behaviors -- Students and teachers as co-evaluators -- The purpose of student involvement in assessment -- Building theory and practice together -- Implementing cross-grade tutoring projects.
Subject: Education, Bilingual > United States.
Literacy programs > California > Case studies.
Peer-group tutoring of students > California > Case studies.

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