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Teaching Bilingual Children is one volume of the authoritative 13-title TeacherSource series. The author examines the issue of bilingual education from three distinct perspectives: Teachers' Voices, which are authentic accounts of teachers' experiences; Frameworks, which are comprehensive discussions of theoretical issues; and Investigations, which are inquiry-based activities.

Product Identifiers

PublisherCengage Heinle

ISBN-100838460984

ISBN-139780838460986

eBay Product ID (ePID)644013

Product Key Features

Number of Pages134 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTeaching Bilingual Children: Beliefs and Behaviors

Publication Year1997

SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Bilingual Education, Study & Teaching

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Education, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorSuzanne Irujo

SeriesTeachersource Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight9.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN97-030857

Dewey Edition21

Reviews1. Bilingual children learn in the same ways as other children2. Children learn when they are doing something that has an authentic purpose3. Children learn by doing4. Children learn when their teachers believe in them, in themselves, and in what they are doing5. Children learn when they are involved in determining what and how they will learn6. Children learn when they have control over the technology used to help them learn7. The amount of use of each language, and the ways in which each is used, should be consciously determined8. Children must be assessed in ways that reflect natural language use and the ways in which they learn9. Culture is an integral part of the curriculum and of classroom organization

Target AudienceScholarly & Professional

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal370.117/5/0973

Lc Classification NumberLc3731.I65 1998

Table of Content1. Bilingual children learn in the same ways as other children2. Children learn when they are doing something that has an authentic purpose3. Children learn by doing4. Children learn when their teachers believe in them, in themselves, and in what they are doing5. Children learn when they are involved in determining what and how they will learn6. Children learn when they have control over the technology used to help them learn7. The amount of use of each language, and the ways in which each is used, should be consciously determined8. Children must be assessed in ways that reflect natural language use and the ways in which they learn9. Culture is an integral part of the curriculum and of classroom organization