The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook: A Complete K-12 Reference Guide (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Lynne T. Diaz-Rico (Author), Kathryn Z. Weed (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0137154097 | ISBN-13: 978-0137154098 | Publication Date: March 6, 2009 | Edition: 4

The fourth edition of this best-selling handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting cross-cultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English learners. It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format, providing teachers with a wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples to apply to educational practice.

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Ties together culture and language for English learners!

 

The fourth edition of this best-selling handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting crosscultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English language learners (ELLs).It links culture and language in a comprehensive format, providing teachers with a wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples to apply to educational practice.

 

Designed specifically for the mainstream classroom teacher, this guide clearly shows the effects of second-language acquisition on learning and presents an excellent treatment of cultural diversity and learning styles.  Given that more than two million students nationwide have limited English proficiency, there is more of a need than ever for an effective resource to help these students succeed in today’s standards-based environment.

 

New to this edition:

• New Individualizing Instruction boxes throughout the text profile English learners with specific instructional needs, learning styles, or cultural requirements, and offer suggestions to meet those needs. 
• Each chapter ends with opportunities for student reflection and a classroom activity to be performed with an English learner.
• New expanded content on assessment (Chapter 7) and content-based instruction (Chapter 5) has been added.
• Chapter 4 now includes more specific glimpses of classroom methods in use and more examples of how literacy instruction can be differentiated.
• Chapter 8 features a deeper discussion of culture, race, and ethnicity within the classroom.
• Chapter 9 expands upon the definition of culture and the concept that the individual is proactive during the process of accommodation.
• A MyEducationLab interactive website (www.myeducationlab.com) includes videos, simulations, case studies, activities, and more to help prepare students for teaching careers.
  

  To order this book WITH MyEducationLab, use either ISBN:

  ISBN-13: 9780136101086

  ISBN-10: 0136101089

  To order this book WITHOUT MyEducationLab use either ISBN:

  ISBN-13: 9780137154098

  ISBN-10: 0137154097

What reviewers are saying about this new edition:

 

“There is a wide variety of topics addressed in this textbook, thus providing a bounty of information of teachers of ELLs. The information provided about content area instruction for ELLs and about culturally and linguistically diverse learners and special education is strong, thorough, and timely!”  –Sam Perkins, Barry University

 

“[T]he authors need to be commended for such a fine job that they have done on the book.  They have researched and written in an area that is not easy to teach but is a must for all teachers to understand in our public schools.  The end result is what . . . an educator need[s] to know and understand to be an ‘intercultural educator’ for all students.”  –Emilio Garza, California State University, Bakersfield

About the Author

Lynne Díaz-Rico is a professor of education at California State University, San Bernardino.  She has worked with public and private teacher education institutions and agencies around the world to prepare teachers for classrooms with diverse students and English-language pedagogy. Her books Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook and Teaching English Learners:  Strategies and Methods are widely used to educate English language development teachers.   Her research interests are in pedagogies for multilingual classrooms; creative, innovative English teaching strategies; critical discourse analysis; and visual literacy. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 4 edition (March 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137154097
• ISBN-13: 978-0137154098
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Golden resource, August 5, 2002

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This review is from: The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook (Paperback)

I almost felt like I was cheating on the CLAD test. This handbook was a wonderful resource and the only one I used to pass the test .... the FIRST time!!

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Preparing to take the CLAD test., October 26, 2001

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This review is from: The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook (Paperback)

Chapters 1 & 2 seemed very dry but I'm not big on theory. The remaining chapters were much more interesting. I highly recommend reading it before taking the CLAD test.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I needed for the CTEL, June 24, 2006

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This review is from: The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook: A Complete K-12 Reference Guide (Paperback)

This text admirably addresses the CTEL exam. Pop for the third edition; it's worth it. And if it were up to me, this book's sections on immigration law, history, and diversity would be required reading for any educator.