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| Preface | |
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| Theoretical Perspectives on Language and Literacy | |
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| Literacy, Diversity, and Programmatic Responses | |
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| A Sociocultural Theory of Literacy | |
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| Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the United States | |
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| Programs for Linguistically Diverse Students | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Language, Literacy, and Biliteracy | |
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| Sociocultural Perspectives to Literacy | |
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| Research on Literacy and Biliteracy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Writing Across Writing Systems | |
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| Emergent Writing | |
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| Writing Systems | |
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| Language Discourse Differences | |
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| Learning a Second System of Writing | |
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| Implications for the Classroom | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Language and Literacy Acquisition in Diverse Communities | |
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| Language and Literacy in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities | |
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| The Sociohistorical Context of American Indian | |
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| Alaska Native Education | |
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| Language and Culture Diversity Among Indigenous Communities Today | |
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| Linking Home, Community, and School | |
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| Learning the School Language and the School Ways: The Literacy Continuum in Practice | |
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| Reading and Writing in the Heritage Language and English | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Language, Culture, and Literacy in Puerto Rican Communities | |
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| The Sociocultural Conditions of Puerto Ricans in the United States | |
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| The Culture of Schools and Classrooms | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Language and Literacy in Vietnamese American Communities | |
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| The Vietnamese Migration to the United States: Historical, Demographic, Social, Economic, Emotional, and Educational Data | |
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| Different Ethnic and Language Groups From Southeast Asia | |
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| Elements of the Vietnamese Language | |
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| The Cultural Context of Language Learning | |
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| Perception of Education by Vietnamese Parents and Students | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Language and Literacy in Chinese American Communities | |
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| Diversity and Commonality Within the Chinese American Community | |
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| Selected Orthographic Effect of Chinese Language on Academic Development | |
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| A Sociocultural Perspective of the Home-Community-School-Based Learning Environment of Inner-City Chinese American Students | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Literacy and Instruction in African American Communities: Shall We Overcome? | |
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| Language and Literacy From a Historical Perspective | |
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| Literacy and Oracy | |
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| Literacy, Instruction, and Social Stratification | |
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| Literacy Instruction: Social Reconstruction and Guiding Principles | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Emergent Spanish Writing of a Second Grader in a Whole-Language Classroom | |
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| Literacy Studies in Mexican American Communities | |
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| The Context of Schooling for Spanish-Speaking Students | |
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| Case-Study Research | |
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| Plan of the Case Study | |
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| Text Features of Writing Samples | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Cognitive and Social Strategies | |
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| Education Implications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Literacy Development in Multilingual, Multicultural Classrooms | |
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| Making Decisions About Literacy Instructional Practices | |
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| Constructing the Context of Literacy | |
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| Approaches to Literacy Instruction | |
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| Literacy Curriculum Standards | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Children's Literature Cited | |
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| References | |
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| Creating a Classroom Community for Literacy | |
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| Meeting the Needs of Individual Students and Diversity in the Classroom | |
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| Literacy as Collaboration | |
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| The Teacher's Role in Biliteracy | |
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| Creating a Multicultural Classroom Community | |
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| Capitalizing on Students' Languages to Create a Multilevel Literate Community | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| Children's Literature Cited | |
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| References | |
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| Literacy, Curriculum, and Language Diversity | |
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| Developing a Literacy Curriculum | |
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| Literacy Assessment | |
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| Suggested Data or Evidence for Starting a Portfolio System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Activities | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| References | |
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| Children's Literature Cited | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |