Adolescent Literacies in a Multicultural Context

ISBN-13: 9780415898904 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 260 str.

Alister Cumming

Opis

What factors, challenges, and contexts contribute to and constrain literacy achievement among at-risk adolescent learners with culturally diverse backgrounds? This book documents findings from a unique project investigating the individual, home, community, and educational variables that make a difference.

Spis treści

1. Purpose and Approach  Alister Cumming and Esther Geva  2. Tutoring Adolescents in Literacy: A Thematic Synthesis of Published Research  Robert Kohls and Jennifer Shade Wilson  3. Pathways to Education and its Accomplishments  Norman Rowen  4. Students and Their Social Networks for Literacy  Jennifer Shade Wilson  5. Reading Practices and Achievement  Seung Won Jun and Yuko Watanabe  6. Writing Practices and Achievement  Mohammed Al-Alawi and Robert Kohls  7. Issues in Socialization, Literacy Learning, and Educational Processes  Alister Cumming, Mohammed Al-Alawi, and Yuko Watanabe  8. Bridging Lexical Knowledge and Literacy  Daphne Meng-Ying Lin, Gloria Ramirez, Jennifer Shade Wilson, and Esther Geva  9. Tutoring in the Zone of Proximal Development  Ibtissem Knouzi  10. Summary and Recommendations  Alister Cumming and Esther Geva  Appendices: Case Studies of Seven Focal Students  A. Angel: A Resistant, Multilingual Learner  Case Study by Yuko Watanabe  B. Hassan: An Independent Learner with Future Goals  Case Study by Mohammed Al-Alawi  C. Jacob: An Introverted Learner, Needing English Vocabulary  Case Study by Seung Won Jun  D. K-9: A Creative Student Pursuing Vocational Education  Case Study by Robert Kohls  E. MMFresh: A Goal-Oriented, Multilingual Student  Case Study by Mario E. López-Gopar  F. Ning: A Recent Immigrant Student  Case Study by Jennifer Shade Wilson  G. Peter: An Affable, Distracted Lad  Case Study by Gloria Ramirez  H. Score Summaries for 7 Case Study Students on 5 Assessments

O autorze

Alister Cumming is Professor and Head of the Modern Language Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.