The Language Gap

Author : David Cassels Johnson,Eric J. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317201694

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The Language Gap by David Cassels Johnson,Eric J. Johnson Pdf

The Language Gap provides an accessible review of the language gap research, illuminating what we know and what we do not know about the language development of youth from working and lower socioeconomic classes. Written to offer a balanced look at existing literature, this text analyzes how language gap research is portrayed in the media and how debatable research findings have been portrayed as common sense facts. This text additionally analyzes how language gap research has impacted educational policies, and will be the first book-length overview addressing this area of rapidly growing interest.

Author : Huertas-Abril, Cristina-Aránzazu,Gómez-Parra, María Elena
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781799812210

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International Approaches to Bridging the Language Gap by Huertas-Abril, Cristina-Aránzazu,Gómez-Parra, María Elena Pdf

In the age of information, an essential priority in the context of international education is the development of language learning and its inconsistencies. The gap between language and education has intermittently grown through time, with mistaken assumptions about how linguistic shortcomings are being solved around the world. Research on comparative educational approaches to teaching verbiage and the foundation of future language development are instrumental in positively impacting the global narrative of dialectal education. International Approaches to Bridging the Language Gap is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of second language teaching as well as social developments regarding intercultural learning. While highlighting topics including curricular approaches, digital competence, and linguistic disparities, this book is ideally designed for language instructors, linguists, teachers, researchers, public administrators, cultural centers, policymakers, government officials, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the latest advancements of multilingual education.

Author : Robert Hull
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351012034

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The Language Gap by Robert Hull Pdf

Published in 1985. Dialogue between teacher and pupil is a crucial factor in the learning experience. This book questions the role of language as a ‘natural’ vehicle for learning and considers how it may, in fact, hinder communication. In a detailed examination of day-to-day language practices across a range of subjects, including English, History, Maths and Remedial teaching, in a particular comprehensive school, Robert Hull develops a powerful and coherent critique of the closed and limiting nature of the language employed by classroom teachers. By analysing the texts of school knowledge – worksheets, textbooks and teacher’s talk – and relating pupils’ views and responses to teachers’ intentions and attitudes, he indicates how pupils are denied access to that knowledge, and prevented from sharing their own, by those very practices which are intended to facilitate learning – talk which actually gets in the way of learning. Written by a schoolteacher for schoolteachers, this book should help any training or practising teacher in the primary or secondary context concerned with the crucial relationship between language and learning to develop an alternative approach, and so make better sense in the classroom.

Author : Alex Quigley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351624534

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Closing the Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley Pdf

As teachers grapple with the challenge of a new, bigger and more challenging school curriculum, at every key stage and phase, success can feel beyond our reach. But what if there were 50,000 small solutions to help us bridge that gap? In Closing the Vocabulary Gap, Alex Quigley explores the increased demands of an academic curriculum and how closing the vocabulary gap between our ‘word poor’ and ‘word rich’ students could prove the vital difference between school failure and success. This must-read book presents the case for teacher-led efforts to develop students' vocabulary and provides practical solutions for teachers across the curriculum, incorporating easy-to-use tools, resources and classroom activities. Grounded in the very best available evidence into reading development and vocabulary acquisition, Closing the Vocabulary Gap sets out to: help teachers understand the vital role of vocabulary in all learning; share what every teacher needs to know about reading (but was afraid to ask); unveil the intriguing history of words and exactly how they work; reveal the elusive secrets to achieve spelling success; provide strategies for vocabulary development for all teachers of every subject and phase. With engaging anecdotes from the author’s extensive personal teaching experience woven throughout, as well as accessible summaries of relevant research, Alex Quigley has written an invaluable resource suitable for classroom teachers across all phases, literacy leaders and senior leadership teams who wish to close the vocabulary gap.

Author : Yarí Pérez Marín
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781789622676

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Marvels of Medicine by Yarí Pérez Marín Pdf

'Marvels of Medicine is one more valuable addition to the field and stands as an example of the intertextual delights available to us when we bring these skill sets to our reading of early medical writing. [...] The reader finds a rich blend of analysis of medical terminology and rhetorical strategies that opens up these medical works to a broader scholarship for consideration and shows how they added to the rise of a particular Latin-American consciousness and stand at an intersection of medicine and coloniality. [...] Marvels of Medicine offers a very interesting prism through which to engage with medical, social and literary thought in early modern scholarship and creates scope for similar intertextual analysis in this and later periods of medical writing.' - Fiona Clark, Bulletin of Spanish Studies

Author : Eric J. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351016650

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Critical Perspectives of the Language Gap by Eric J. Johnson Pdf

This volume is an orchestrated critique of the notion that individuals from lower socioeconomic status communities have inferior language skills as compared to middle- and upper-class groups. The idea of this so-called “language gap” stems in large part from Hart and Risley’s (1995) publication Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children. Hart and Risley proposed that by age 3, children from more economically affluent households were exposed to approximately 30 million more words than children from low-income backgrounds. They also claimed that this gap in exposure to words negatively impacts cognitive development and eventual academic achievement. The contributing authors in this book contest the original concept of a “language-gap” as well as the recent swell of academic research and public programs that it has produced. The chapters interrogate the linguistic, academic, cultural, and social implications of the “language-gap” by providing critical accounts grounded in the scholarly disciplines of sociolinguistics, anthropology, and education. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Multilingual Research Journal.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822037826088

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Closing the Language Gap by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Pdf

Author : Dana Suskind
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780698194328

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Thirty Million Words by Dana Suskind Pdf

The founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, Professor Dana Suskind, explains why the most important—and astoundingly simple—thing you can do for your child’s future success in life is to to talk to them. What nurtures the brain to optimum intelligence and stability? It is a secret hiding in plain sight: the most important thing we can do for our children is to have conversations with them. The way you talk with your growing child literally builds his or her brain. Parent talk can drastically improve school readiness and lifelong learning in everything from math to art. Indeed, parent–child talk is a fundamental, critical factor in building grit, self-control, leadership skills, and generosity. It is crucial to making the most in life of the luck you have with your genes. This landmark account of a new scientific perspective describes what works and what doesn't (baby talk is fine; relentless correction isn't). Discover how to create the best "language environments" for children by following the simple structure of the Three Ts: Tune In; Talk More; Take Turns. Dr. Suskind and her colleagues around the country have worked with thousands of families; now their insights and successful, measured approaches are available to all. This is the first book to reveal how and why the first step in nurturing successful lives is talking to children in ways that build their brains. Your family—and our nation—need to know. *Nominated for the Books for a Better Life Award*

Author : Francis M. Hult,David Cassels Johnson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118308394

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Research Methods in Language Policy and Planning by Francis M. Hult,David Cassels Johnson Pdf

This is the first volume exclusively devoted to research methods in language policy and planning (LPP). Each chapter is written by a leading language policy expert and provides a how-to guide to planning studies as well as gathering and analyzing data Covers a broad range of methods, making it easily accessible to and useful for transdisciplinary researchers working with language policy in any capacity Will serve as both a foundational methods text for graduate students and novice researchers, and a useful methodological reference for experienced LPP researchers Includes a series of guidelines for public engagement to assist scholars as they endeavor to incorporate their work into the public policy process

Author : Betty Hart,Todd R. Risley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Child development
ISBN : OCLC:1014204989

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Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children by Betty Hart,Todd R. Risley Pdf

Author : James W. Stigler,James Hiebert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781439143131

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The Teaching Gap by James W. Stigler,James Hiebert Pdf

A revised edition of a popular resource builds on the authors' findings that key problems in teaching methods are causing America to lag behind international academic standards, outlining a program for administrators, instructors, and parents that incorporates solutions based on current research. Reprint.

Author : Paul Simon
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015004934686

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The Tongue-tied American by Paul Simon Pdf

A report based on findings of a Presidential commission studying U.S. foreign language crisis. Documents U.S. deficiencies in the face of international needs and opportunities. Suggests a broad plan for dealing with this serious national crisis.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1656 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781668436912

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Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

Given the boost in global immigration and migration, as well as the emphasis on creating inclusive classrooms, research is turning to the challenges that teachers face with the increasing need for bilingual and multilingual education. The benefits of bilingual education are widespread, allowing students to develop important cognitive skills such as critical thinking and problem solving as well as opening further career opportunities later in life. However, very few resources are available for the successful practice and implementation of this education into the curriculum, with an even greater lack of appropriate cultural representation in the classroom. Thus, it is essential for educators to remain knowledgeable on the emerging strategies and procedures available for making bilingual and multilingual education successful. The Research Anthology on Bilingual and Multilingual Education is a comprehensive reference source on bilingual and multilingual education that offers the latest insights on education strategy and considerations on the language learners themselves. This research anthology features a diverse collection of authors, offering valuable global perspectives on multilingual education. Covering topics such as gamification, learning processes, and teaching models, this anthology serves as an essential resource for professors, teachers, pre-service teachers, faculty of K-12 and higher education, government officials, policymakers, researchers, and academicians with an interest in key strategy and understanding of bilingual and multilingual education.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781668436752

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Research Anthology on Inclusivity and Equity for the LGBTQ+ Community by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

For many decades, the LGBTQ+ community has been plagued by strife and human rights violations. Members of the LGBTQ+ community were often denied a right to marriage, healthcare, and in some parts of the world, a right to life. While these struggles are steadily improving in recent years, disparities and discrimination still remain from the workplace to the healthcare that this community receives. There is still much that needs to be done globally to achieve inclusivity and equity for the LGBTQ+ community. The Research Anthology on Inclusivity and Equity for the LGBTQ+ Community is a comprehensive compendium that analyzes the struggles and accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on the current climate around the world and the continued impact to these individuals. Multiple settings are discussed within this dynamic anthology such as education, healthcare, online communities, and more. Covering topics such as gender, homophobia, and queer theory, this text is essential for scholars of gender theory, faculty of both K-12 and higher education, professors, pre-service teachers, students, human rights activists, community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Richard L. Allington,Anne McGill-Franzen
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807776698

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Summer Reading by Richard L. Allington,Anne McGill-Franzen Pdf