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Children in Mexicano communities learn to use language in a variety
of ways. At times they use both Spanish and English in the same
conversation or help friends and family members enter mainstream
society by translating English to Spanish for them. Pushing
Boundaries describes Eastside, a Mexicano community in northern
California, analysing language learning and language socialization
in the context of real, problematic, important activities in
people's lives. The authors consolidate three separate studies
providing a unique perspective on the ways bilingual children and
their families use and learn language. With children using the
language of home, school and community separately and in
combination, the book reveals how these children use their
traditional language and cultural knowledge as a critical component
for learning their second language and its underlying cultural
norms.
Children in Mexicano communities learn to use language in a variety
of ways. At times they use both Spanish and English in the same
conversation or help friends and family members enter mainstream
society by translating English to Spanish for them. Pushing
Boundaries describes Eastside, a Mexicano community in northern
California, analysing language learning and language socialization
in the context of real, problematic, important activities in
people's lives. The authors consolidate three separate studies
providing a unique perspective on the ways bilingual children and
their families use and learn language. With children using the
language of home, school and community separately and in
combination, the book reveals how these children use their
traditional language and cultural knowledge as a critical component
for learning their second language and its underlying cultural
norms.
This honest, clearly written, and accessible book shows how to use
Family Dialogue Journals to increase and deepen learning among
students in grades K-12. Written by teachers who have been
implementing and studying the use of weekly journals for several
years, the book shares what they have learned and why they have
found these journals to be an invaluable tool for forming effective
partnerships with families. Learn from first-hand accounts how
students write weekly about one big idea they have studied, and
then invite a family member to participate in the discussion by
asking him/her to write a response to the student's question about
the topic in the journal. Through these journal entries, students
share their family knowledge with classmates while actively
engaging with the curriculum. In turn, teachers extend the academic
discussion by writing to each family and incorporating the family
contributions into classroom lessons. Family participation in
journal entries is remarkably high across ages, ethnicities, and
diverse economic backgrounds.
This honest, clearly written, and accessible book shows how to use
Family Dialogue Journals to increase and deepen learning among
students in grades K-12. Written by teachers who have been
implementing and studying the use of weekly journals for several
years, the book shares what they have learned and why they have
found these journals to be an invaluable tool for forming effective
partnerships with families. Learn from first-hand accounts how
students write weekly about one big idea they have studied, and
then invite a family member to participate in the discussion by
asking him/her to write a response to the student's question about
the topic in the journal. Through these journal entries, students
share their family knowledge with classmates while actively
engaging with the curriculum. In turn, teachers extend the academic
discussion by writing to each family and incorporating the family
contributions into classroom lessons. Family participation in
journal entries is remarkably high across ages, ethnicities, and
diverse economic backgrounds.
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