| Complete Academic Language Mastery Series Contributor(s): Soto, Ivannia (Editor), Freeman, David E. (Editor), Freeman, Yvonne S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1506364179 ISBN-13: 9781506364179 Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Binding Type: Paperback Published: August 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
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| Publisher Description: Your ELLs' and SELs' bridge to more rigorous content
Select the book that best matches your immediate needs; each one is designed to stand alone. Better yet, read all four volumes as your start-to-finish instructional plan for closing the achievement gap once and for all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soto, Ivannia: - Ivannia Soto, Ph.D.
Dr. Ivannia Soto is Professor of Education at Whittier College, where she specializes in second language acquisition, systemic reform for English language learners (ELLs), and urban education. She began her career in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), where she taught English and English Language Development to a population made of up 99.9% Latinos, who either were or had been ELLs. Before becoming a professor, Dr. Soto also served LAUSD as a literacy coach and district office administrator. She has presented on literacy and language topics at various conferences, including the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), the California Association for Bilingual Association (CABE), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the National Urban Education Conference. As a consultant, Soto has worked with Stanford University's School Redesign Network (SRN), WestEd, and CABE, as well as a variety of districts and county offices in California, providing technical assistance for systemic reform for ELLs and Title III. Soto has authored and co-authored seven books, including The Literacy Gaps: Building Bridges for ELLs and SELs; ELL Shadowing as a Catalyst for Change, which was recognized by Education Trust-West as a promising practice for ELLs in 2018; From Spoken to Written Language with ELLs; and the Academic English Mastery four-book series. Together, the books tell a story of how to systemically close achievement gaps with ELLs by increasing their academic language production across content areas. Soto is Executive Director of the Institute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching (ICLRT) at Whittier College, whose mission it is to promote relevant research and develop academic resources for ELLs and Standard English Learners (SELs) via linguistically and culturally responsive teaching practices. Zwiers, Jeff: - Dr. Jeff Zwiers is a senior researcher at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. He supports the Understanding Language Initiative, a research and professional development project focused on literacy, cognition, discourse, and academic language. His current research focuses on effective lesson planning and classroom practices that foster academic interactions and literacy. Freeman, David E.: - Dr. Yvonne Freeman and Dr. David Freeman are professors emeriti at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Both are interested in effective education for emergent bilinguals. They present regularly at international, national, and state conferences. They have worked extensively in schools in the U.S. They have also worked with educators in Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Argentina, Uruguay, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mallorca, and Sweden. The Freemans have authored books, articles and book chapters jointly and separately on the topics of second language teaching, biliteracy, bilingual education, linguistics, and second language acquisition. They are authors of Grammar and Syntax in Context published by Corwin. Their books, published by Heinemann, include Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators 2nd edition, ESL Teaching: Principles for Success 2nd edition, Essential Linguistics: What Teachers Need to Know to Teach ESL, Reading, Spelling, and Grammar, 2nd edition, Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition, 3rd edition, Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers La enseñanza de la lectura y la escritura en español y en inglés en clases bilingües y de doble inmersión, 2nd edition, Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms 2nd edition, Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited Formal Schooling and Long-Term English Learners, and Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms. In addition they have edited three books: Research on Preparing Inservice Teachers to Work Effectively with Emergent Bilinguals, Research On Preparing Preservice Teachers to Work Effectively with Emergent Bilinguals and Diverse Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: Strategies for Supporting All Students Across Content Areas. Freeman, Yvonne S.: - Dr. Yvonne Freeman and Dr. David Freeman are professors emeriti at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Both are interested in effective education for emergent bilinguals. They present regularly at international, national, and state conferences. They have worked extensively in schools in the U.S. They have also worked with educators in Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Argentina, Uruguay, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mallorca, and Sweden. The Freemans have authored books, articles and book chapters jointly and separately on the topics of second language teaching, biliteracy, bilingual education, linguistics, and second language acquisition. They are authors of Grammar and Syntax in Context published by Corwin. Their books, published by Heinemann, include Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators 2nd edition, ESL Teaching: Principles for Success 2nd edition, Essential Linguistics: What Teachers Need to Know to Teach ESL, Reading, Spelling, and Grammar, 2nd edition, Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition, 3rd edition, Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers La enseñanza de la lectura y la escritura en español y en inglés en clases bilingües y de doble inmersión, 2nd edition, Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms 2nd edition, Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited Formal Schooling and Long-Term English Learners, and Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms. In addition they have edited three books: Research on Preparing Inservice Teachers to Work Effectively with Emergent Bilinguals, Research On Preparing Preservice Teachers to Work Effectively with Emergent Bilinguals and Diverse Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: Strategies for Supporting All Students Across Content Areas. Lemoine, Noma R.: - Dr. Noma LeMoine's career in education spans 35 years. She is a nationally recognized expert on issues of language and literacy acquisition and learning in African American and other Standard English Learner Populations. She has written and spoken extensively on the topic and is a highly sought-after consultant to colleges, universities, and school districts nationwide. Dr. LeMoine holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Southern California with a specialization inLanguage, Literacy, and Learning and she holds two Master's degrees. For twenty years, Dr. LeMoine served as Director of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Academic English Mastery Program and ten years as Director of the District's Closing the Achievement Gap Branch. In this role, Dr. LeMoine oversaw implementation of the District's closing the achievement gap initiatives intended to eliminate disparities in educationaloutcomes for thousands of under-achieving students. During this period the district saw improved academic achievement scores in both African American and Latino/Hispanic student populations. Dr. LeMoine also directed in 81 schools the District's Academic English Mastery Program, which supported teachers, administrators, and paraeducators in effectively incorporating culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy into core instruction. Under Dr. LeMoine's visionary leadership, the Academic English Mastery Program became a national model for addressing the language, literacy and learning needs of African American and other students for whom Standard English is not native. The Program has been featured on 60 Minutes, in periodicals including Education Week and Teacher Magazine, in the PBS Documentary "Do You Speak American" and has been lauded by the linguistic community as the exemplary instructional model for addressing the language acquisition needs of African American Standard English Learners (SELs).Dr. LeMoine has served over ten years as adjunct professor at several California universities and colleges. Her research interests and expertise include language and literacy acquisition in Standard English Learner (SEL) populations, methodologies for improving learning in culturally and linguistically diverse students, and the impact of teacher training on classroom instruction. Dr. LeMoine writes curriculum, designs and conducts professional development for teachers, administrators, paraeducators, and parents and consults with institutions of higher learning and K-12 schools relative to advancing learning in traditionally underachieving students. She has conducted seminars and been guest lecturer at Universities and Colleges throughout the United States including Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Stanford University, University of Southern California, University of California at Berkeley and at Los Angeles, the University ofMassachusetts at Amherst, the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, and others, and at school districts throughout the United States and Canada. Dr. LeMoine has served on numerous Education committees including as a member of the California State Department of Education's Exemplary Schools Committee and University Accreditation Team, and as a member of the National Citizen's Commission on African American Education, an arm of the Congressional Black Caucus Education Brain Trust. Her work has taken her on educational tours/exchanges to the Caribbean, Africa, India and China. Dr. LeMoine is the recipient of numerous professional honors and awards including, the California Speech, Language and Hearing Association, "Outstanding Achievement Award" (1988), and the "Lois V. Douglass, Distinguished Alumnus Award", from the Department of Communication Disorders at California State University, Los Angeles. In April of 1992, Dr. LeMoine was named FELLOW of the California Speech Language and Hearing Association, one of the organization's highest honors. Mount St. Mary's College awarded Dr. LeMoine the "Cultural Fluency Award" in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development of cross-cultural understanding in the Los Angeles Community in 1997. In June of 2005, the Association of California School Administrators bestowed upon Dr. LeMoine the Region XVI ValuingDiversity Award for her work in Los Angeles Unified School District toward closing the achievement gap. In February of 2008, the Southern California Chapter of the California Alliance of African American Educators bestowed upon Dr. LeMoine, the "Asa G. Hilliard III, Will to Educate Award" for distinguished service on behalf of African American studentsand in November of 2009, Dr. LeMoine was the recipient of the "Distinguished Educator Award" from the Southern California Affiliate of the National Council of Negro Women.Calderon, Margarita Espino: - Margarita Calderón, a native of Juárez, Mexico, is Professor Emerita and Senior Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University's Graduate School of Education. She is President/CEO of Margarita Calderón & Associates, Inc. Margarita has served on several national panels, among others: the National Research Council's Committee on Teacher Preparation; the U. S. Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences' National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth; the Carnegie Adolescent English Language Learners Literacy Panel; and the California Pre-School Biliteracy Panel. She was principal investigator in three five-year studies on Expediting Reading Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELLTM) Programs, one that focuses on professional development of science, social studies, and language arts teachers in New York City's middle and high schools, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York; and two other studies, the Bilingual Cooperative Reading and Composition (BCIRC) in El Paso, Texas, and another funded by the U. S. Department of Education in the Pacific Islands for fourth- and fifth-grade teachers and students, and in middle and high schools in Alaska. She was co-principal investigator with Robert Slavin on the five-year national randomized evaluation of English immersion, transitional, and two-way bilingual programs, funded by the Institute for Education Sciences. She has published over 100 articles, chapters, books, and teacher training manuals and is invited to present at national and international conferences and professional development events. |
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