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Developing Advanced Literacy in First and Second Languages Meaning with Power

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ISBN-10: 0805839836

ISBN-13: 9780805839838

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mary J. Schleppegrell, M. Cecilia Colombi

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This book addresses the linguistic challenges faced by diverse populations of students at the secondary and post-secondary levels as they engage in academic tasks requiring advanced levels of reading and writing. Learning to use language in ways that meet academic expectations is a challenge for students who have had little exposure and opportunity to use such language outside of school. Although much is known about emergent literacy in the early years of schooling, much less has been written about the development of advanced literacy as students move into secondary education and beyond. Developing Advanced Literacy in First and Second Languages: Meaning With Power: *brings together work…    
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Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 9.02" wide x 5.98" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Preface
Theory and Practice in the Development of Advanced Literacy
Multimedia Semiotics: Genres for Science Education and Scientific Literacy
The Development of Abstraction in Adolescence in Subject English
Academic Language Development in Latino Students' Writing in Spanish
Writing History: Construing Time and Value in Discourses of the Past
Challenges of the Science Register for ESL Students: Errors and Meaning-Making
On the Use of Selected Grammatical Features in Academic Writing
Literacies, Identities, and Discourses
African American Language and Literacy
Enhancing the Critical Edge of (L2) Teacher-Education: Some Issues in Advanced Literacy
Some Key Factors Affecting English Learners' Development of Advanced Literacy
Writing to Learn: Science in the Upper-Elementary Bilingual Classroom
Writing Backwards Across Languages: The Inexpert English/Spanish Biliteracy of Uncertified Bilingual Teachers
Author Index
Subject Index