edited by Bertha Pérez with Teresa L. McCarty [and others]
Second edition
Mahwah, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum,
2004
xvi, 404 pages :
illustrations, 1 map ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
I: Theoretical perspectives on language and literacy -- Literacy, diversity, and programmatic responses / Bertha Perez -- Language, literacy, and biliteracy / Bertha Perez -- Writing across writing systems / Bertha Perez -- II: Language and literacy acquisition in diverse communities -- Language and literacy in American Indian and Alaska native communities / Teresa L. McCarty and Lucille J. Watahomigie -- Language, culture, and literacy in Puerto Rican communities / Maria E. Torres-Guzman -- Language and literacy in Vietnamese American communities / To thi Dien -- Language and literacy in Chinese American communities / Ji-Mei Chang -- Literacy and instruction in African American communities: shall we overcome? / Howard L. Smith -- Emergent Spanish writing of a second grader in a whole-language classroom / Aurelia Davila de Silva -- III: Literacy development in multilingual, multicultural classrooms -- Making decisions about literacy instructional practices / Bertha Perez and Amy Nordlander -- Creating a classroom community for literacy / Bertha Perez -- Literacy, curriculum, and language diversity / Bertha Perez
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Language and languages-- Study and teaching-- Social aspects