Funds of Knowledge
Title | Funds of Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | Norma Gonzalez |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 2006-04-21 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1135614059 |
The concept of "funds of knowledge" is based on a simple premise: people are competent and have knowledge, and their life experiences have given them that knowledge. The claim in this book is that first-hand research experiences with families allow one to document this competence and knowledge, and that such engagement provides many possibilities for positive pedagogical actions. Drawing from both Vygotskian and neo-sociocultural perspectives in designing a methodology that views the everyday practices of language and action as constructing knowledge, the funds of knowledge approach facilitates a systematic and powerful way to represent communities in terms of the resources they possess and how to harness them for classroom teaching. This book accomplishes three objectives: It gives readers the basic methodology and techniques followed in the contributors' funds of knowledge research; it extends the boundaries of what these researchers have done; and it explores the applications to classroom practice that can result from teachers knowing the communities in which they work. In a time when national educational discourses focus on system reform and wholesale replicability across school sites, this book offers a counter-perspective stating that instruction must be linked to students' lives, and that details of effective pedagogy should be linked to local histories and community contexts. This approach should not be confused with parent participation programs, although that is often a fortuitous consequence of the work described. It is also not an attempt to teach parents "how to do school" although that could certainly be an outcome if the parents so desired. Instead, the funds of knowledge approach attempts to accomplish something that may be even more challenging: to alter the perceptions of working-class or poor communities by viewing their households primarily in terms of their strengths and resources, their defining pedagogical characteristics. Funds of Knowledge: Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms is a critically important volume for all teachers and teachers-to-be, and for researchers and graduate students of language, culture, and education.
Using the Language Experience Approach With English Language Learners
Title | Using the Language Experience Approach With English Language Learners PDF eBook |
Author | Denise D. Nessel |
Publisher | Corwin Press |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2008-04-21 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1452213224 |
Packed with lessons, sample texts, and strategies, this book helps teachers use ELL students' personal experiences to improve their oral language, reading comprehension, and writing skills.
The Language Experience Approach to Literacy for Children Learning English
Title | The Language Experience Approach to Literacy for Children Learning English PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela J. T. Winsor |
Publisher | Portage & Main Press |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2009-10-20 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1553792378 |
The instructional framework presented in this book is intended to help teachers provide all young children, but especially English-language learners, with rich, meaningful, and interactive literacy instruction. Referred to as LEALE, the instruction is grounded in the traditional Language Experience Approach (LEA). It has been expanded to encompass principles and practices of research-based early literacy instruction as understood and presented in current professional literature. The approach is presented in an attractive, easily understood style that invites both beginning and experienced teachers to engage their students in literacy.The LEALE instructional framework presented here grew out of the many happy hours that the author spent working with children and their teachers over the years. Included are pictures and examples of classroom materials (chart stories and journals) from children in Belize, Central America, and children in urban centres in Alberta, Canada.
Teaching for Biliteracy
Title | Teaching for Biliteracy PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Beeman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022 |
Genre | Education, Bilingual |
ISBN | 9781681256276 |
Using the Language Experience Approach With English Language Learners
Title | Using the Language Experience Approach With English Language Learners PDF eBook |
Author | Denise D. Nessel |
Publisher | Corwin |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2008-04-21 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781412955058 |
Packed with lessons, sample texts, and strategies, this book helps teachers use ELL students' personal experiences to improve their oral language, reading comprehension, and writing skills.
Language Experience Approach to Reading (and Writing)
Title | Language Experience Approach to Reading (and Writing) PDF eBook |
Author | Carol N. Dixon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Anglais (Langue) |
ISBN |
Teaching Reading to English Language Learners
Title | Teaching Reading to English Language Learners PDF eBook |
Author | Kristin Lems |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2009-11-20 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1606234706 |
Written specifically for K–12 educators, this accessible book explains the processes involved in second-language acquisition and provides a wealth of practical strategies for helping English language learners (ELLs) succeed at reading. The authors integrate knowledge from two fields that often remain disconnected—linguistics and literacy—with a focus on what works in the classroom. Teachers learn effective practices for supporting students as they build core competencies not just for reading in English, but also for listening, speaking, and writing. Engaging vignettes and examples illustrate ways to promote ELLs’ communicative skills across the content areas and in formal and informal settings.