Contemporary Perspectives on Language Policy and Literacy Instruction in Early Childhood Education

Olivia Saracho, Bernard Spodek, Olivia N. Saracho, Bernard Spodek

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2004
• Print ISBN:
  9781593111205
  9781593111212
• eBook ISBN:
  9781607526698
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Early Childhood Education

In this anthology, Saracho (curriculum and instruction, University of Maryland) and Spodek (early childhood education, University of Illinois) present work reviewing the current state of knowledge on the education of students who are not fully proficient in English. The editors attempt to move beyond the narrow focus of language instruction that has dominated education and policy discussions to examine individual, social, and instructional factors that affect English language learners.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Ful Title
• Copy Right
• Contents
• Language Policy and Literacy Instruction: Introduction
• 1: Historical Perspectives in Language Policy and Literacy Reform
• 2: Second Language Issues in Early Literacy and Instruction
• 3: The Acquisition of Literacy
• 4: The Teacher of Beginning Reading
• 5: Effective Early Reading Programs for English Language Learners
• 6: Language Learners, Early Literacy and Reading Policy Reform
• 7: Children’s Literature and Children’s Literacy
• 8: A Critical Examination of India’s National Language Policy in Primary Education
• 9: Issues in Early Childhood Education for English Learners
• 10: Bilingualism is Not the Arithmetic Sum of Two Languages
• 11: Educating the Next Generation
• 12: Perspectives on Language Policy and Literacy Instruction
• About the Authors