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Children begin their literacy journeys from the moment of their birth as they begin to read the world around them. They embark on their journeys as they observe and react to the gestures and voices of their family members, and hear and use the language in which they are immersed to communicate with others. Through their interactions with the sign systems surrounding them, they become socialized into the cultural practices of their communities and construct meaning in their lives. Children’s entrance into formal education, where they begin to read the “word”, further connect them with literacies of other communities, both nationally and globally. Thus, the early years become a critical ...
Liar Laurie tells the powerful story of one woman's fight for justice after a horrific campus assault. Dismissed by those who were supposed to support her, Laurie struggles with the backlash from her peers, as well as emotional turmoil and trauma as she tries to come to terms with what has happened. The tale of her perseverance is a testament to her strength.
The CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly, Summer 2022 Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
This comprehensive bibliography provides more than 1600 references to publications from the past half century on education in relation to African American Vernacular English, English-based pidgins and creoles and other vernacula Englishes, with accompanying abstracts for many.
This state-of-the-art Companion assembles and assesses the extant research available on teacher education and provides clear guidelines on future directions. It addresses an important need in a collection that will be of value for teachers, teacher educators, policymakers and politicians. There has been little sustained, long-term or systematic research to provide empirical support for the broad aspects of teacher education policy, largely because such research has been chronically underfunded and based on traditional practitioner knowledge. Many of the changes to teacher education are contentious and yet are occurring in rapid succession. These policies and movements have important conseque...
The CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly, Fall 2002 Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
This issue of the CCAR Journal focuses on language, including articles on the languages of Diaspora Jewry, the language of lifelong learning, the language of inclusion, and the language of sacred text. Additional articles, book reviews, and poetry are also included.
The concept and construct of race is often implicitly yet profoundly connected to issues of culture and identity. Meeting an urgent need for empirical and conceptual research that specifically explores critical issues of race, culture, and identities in second language education, the key questions addressed in this groundbreaking volume are these: How are issues of race relevant to second language education? How does whiteness influence students’ and teachers’ sense of self and instructional practices? How do discourses of racialization influence the construction of student identities and subjectivities? How do discourses on race, such as colorblindness, influence classroom practices, ed...
Liar Liar tells the powerful story of perseverance and strength throughout one woman's fight for justice after an horrific campus assault.,
"This book introduces preschool and elementary teachers to a broad range of high-quality children's literature books and stories and provides them with background information so that they can use Jewish children's literature thoughtfully with their students"--