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Inner World of the Immigrant Child

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ISBN-10: 0805880135

ISBN-13: 9780805880137

Edition: 1995

Authors: Cristina Igoa

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Description:

This powerful book tells the story of one teacher's odyssey to understand the inner world of immigrant children, and to create a learning environment that is responsive to these students' feelings and their needs. Featuring the voices and artwork of many immigrant children, this text portrays the immigrant experience of uprooting, culture shock, and adjustment to a new world, and then describes cultural, academic, and psychological interventions that facilitate learning as immigrant students make the transition to a new language and culture. Particularly relevant for courses dealing with multicultural and bilingual education, foundations of education, and literacy curriculum and…    
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Book details

List price: $51.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.17" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Foreword
Preface
Prologue
Introduction
Understanding the Needs and Feelings of Immigrant Children
The Silent Stage
The Phenomenon of Uprooting
Entering the Inner World of the Immigrant Child
Teaching Immigrant Students
Integrating the Cultural/Academic/Psychological Dimensions of the Whole Child.Cultural/Academic/Psychological Interventions
Schoolwork
Cultural Continuity