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LinguisticDiversityThe Young Child’sMemory for WordsDeveloping First and SecondLanguage and LiteracyDaniel R. MeierSee page 8 for full descriptionChildren,Language,and LiteracyDiverse Learnersin Diverse TimesCelia Genishiand Anne HaasDyson“Speaks to ourcollective resolveto work in increasingly more effectiveways with children, families, and thenext generation of teachers.”—Mary Renck Jalongo, Editor,Early Childhood Education JournalGenishi and Dyson celebrate thegenius of young children and proclaimdiversity as the new norm.They feature stories of childrenwhose language learning is impossibleto standardize and teacherswho do not follow scripts. Thesemaster teachers observe, informallyassess, respond to, and grow withtheir students, some of whom arerapid language learners and someof whom become speakers, readers,and writers at “child speed.”2009 / 176 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 4974-6HC, $54 / 4975-3Language and Literacy SeriesGlobal Perspectiveson MultilingualismUnity in DiversityEdited by María E. Torres-Guzmánand Joel GómezInternationalscholars examinehow multilingualschooling is handledacross theworld with aseries of casestudies fromSouth Africa,Nigeria,Germany, Colombia, Slovakia, NewZealand, and Taiwan. This book willhelp U.S. educators construct moreeffective policies and programs formultilingual instruction in K–12schools.Contributors: Roger Barnard,Carole Bloch, Gabriele Budach, SolColmenares, Chen-ching Li, Anne-Marie de Mejía, Ursula Neumann,Tope Omoniyi, Hans-Joachim Roth,Harvey Tejada, Ildikó Vančo, andRosemary Wildsmith-Cromarty.2009 / 224 pp. / PB, $31.95 / 4972-22009 NCTE David H. Russell Research AwardImmigrantStudentsand LiteracyReading,Writing, andRememberingGerald CampanoForeword bySonia NietoDrawing on hisexperience as a 5th-grade teacherin a multiethnic school where childrenspoke over 14 different homelanguages, the author reveals howhe created a language arts curriculumfrom the students’ own richcultural resources, narratives, andidentities.2007 / 160 pp. / PB, $23.95 / 4732-2HC, $50 / 4733-9Practitioner Inquiry SeriesBuilding on StrengthLanguage and Literacy inLatino Families and CommunitiesEdited by Ana Celia ZentellaContributors: Robert Bayley • FazilaBhimji • Elías Domínguez Barajas •Lucila D. Ek • Marcia Farr • NormaGonzález • Magaly Lavadenz •Carmen I. Mercado • Ana MaríaRelaño Pastor • Ana Roca • M.Victoria Rodríguez • Sandra R.Schecter2005 / 224 pp. / PB, $24.95 / 4603-5HC, $50 / 4604-2Language and Literacy Series1995 Outstanding Academic Title,Choice MagazineRestructuring Schoolsfor Linguistic DiversityLinking Decision Makingto Effective ProgramsOfelia B. Miramontes,Adel Nadeau, andNancy L. ComminsForeword by Eugene GarcíaNewEditionNEWBestSeller“Essential for administrators, policymakersand curriculum developerswho work with lin guis tically diversestudents.” —MultiCultural Review1997 / 336 pp. / PB, $24.95 / 3603-6Language and Literacy Series2004 AESA Critics’ Choice AwardThe Best forOur ChildrenCritical Perspectives onLiteracy for Latino StudentsEdited by María de la Luz Reyesand John HalcónForeword by Sonia NietoThis watershed volume bringstogether the foremost leadingauthorities and scholars lendingtheir individual voices to a single,urgent issue: literacy for Latinostudents.2001 / 272 pp. / PB, $27.95 / 4006-4HC, $58 / 4007-1Language and Literacy SeriesTeachingand Learningin TwoLanguagesBilingualism andSchooling in theUnited StatesEugene E. García“This text is amust-read, notonly for educators consideringentering the fields of bilingualeducation and English as a SecondLanguage, but also for mainstreameducators working in districts withsubstantial populations of secondlanguagelearners.”—Multicultural Review“This book is an excellent text for agraduate class in teacher education,bilingual and/or multiculturaleducation.”—Teachers College Record2005 / 216 pp. / PB, $29.95 / 4536-6HC, $64 / 4537-3Multicultural Education SeriesLiteracy Essentials forEnglish Language LearnersSuccessful TransitionsMaria Uribe and Sally Nathenson-MejíaForeword by Kathy Escamilla, University of ColoradoBoulder“An invaluable text for teachers and teacher educators.”—Bertha Pérez, The University of Texas, San AntonioThis hands-on guide provides research-based bestpractices for teaching English Language Learners in kindergartenthrough fifth grade. The text features sample lessons and children’sliterature that can be used to help ELL students develop the skills andknowledge they need to succeed in school.2008 / 160 pp. / PB, $22.95 / 4904-3 large formatLanguage and Literacy Series (The Practitioner’s Bookshelf)Adult LiteracyMultiple Intelligencesand Adult LiteracyA Sourcebook for PractitionersJulie Viens and Silja KallenbachSee page 75 for full description“What About Rose?”Using Teacher Research to ReverseSchool FailureSmokey WilsonForeword by Glynda A. HullSmokey Wilson shares her 30-yearlongsearch for better instructionalstrategies to help adult learners(many of them African Americans)develop the basic literacy skillsneeded to succeed in college.Includes a 32-page guide to classroomresearch.2007 / 216 pp. / PB, $25.95 / 4787-2HC, $54 / 4788-9Practitioner Inquiry Series22For full book descriptions, visit www.tcpress.com