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Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students

An Approach for Achieving Pedagogical Justice

An urgent call-to-action for educators at all levels to value and leverage the many assets that multilingual students bring to every classroom.

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  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781071921999
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2024
  • Page Count: 296
  • Publication date: February 21, 2024
Price: $34.95
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Description

Adopt a strengths-based, justice-centered approach to teaching multilinguals

Offering educators a path to pedagogical justice for multilingual learners, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students outlines a comprehensive alternative model for instruction and assessment. With an emphasis on engaging multilingual learners in authentic communication and promoting student agency and creativity, this book is an urgent call-to-action for educators at all levels to value and leverage the many assets that multilingual students bring to every classroom.

The book outlines six dimensions of pedagogical justice and offers practical strategies to implement a learner-centered approach that will help all students thrive. Additional features include:

  • An assets-based framework designed to help multilingual learners learn and grow
  • Guidance for shifting instructional strategies away from remediation and test preparation toward an engaging, justice-centered approach
  • Activities to to help students collaboratively build up unique and important ideas (claims and concepts) across disciplines

Written by scholar, practitioner, and best-selling author, Jeff Zwiers, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students supports educators to de-think and rethink traditional one-size-fits-all approaches to teaching and assessing multilingual learners.

Author(s)

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Jeff Zwiers

Dr. Jeff Zwiers was previously a senior researcher in the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and is now an educational consultant. He has taught all subjects bilingually in secondary and elementary settings. His research and work focus on collaborating with teachers to enhance instruction and assessment for multilingual students, with an emphasis on improving student–student interactions. Jeff has also written books and articles on literacy, conversation, and language development, along with children’s books and curriculums.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Pedagogical Justice

Chapter 2 - What Students Learn and How they Grow

Chapter 3 - Assessment

Chapter 4 - Pedagogy

Chapter 5 - Instruction

Chapter 6 - Systems

Reviews

Quote by Jonell Pacyga, Professor, University of Northwestern-St. Paul: “Well-grounded in deeply relevant pedagogical theory for transformative practices to support multilingual learners, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Learners offers a perspective shift on both the what and how of teaching to support sustainable cultural and linguistic justice for all.”
“Well-grounded in deeply relevant pedagogical theory for transformative practices to support multilingual learners, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Learners offers a perspective shift on both the what and how of teaching to support sustainable cultural and linguistic justice for all.”
Jonell Pacyga
Professor, University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Quote by Melissa A. Lambert, Educational Consultant, Create Capacity LLC: “If you’re looking for a practical and straightforward approach to uncovering and dismantling the injustices for multilingual students—look no further. This book highlights the key points of reflection, actions, and evidence collection educators need to make systemic changes for marginalized learners.”
“If you’re looking for a practical and straightforward approach to uncovering and dismantling the injustices for multilingual students—look no further. This book highlights the key points of reflection, actions, and evidence collection educators need to make systemic changes for marginalized learners.”
Melissa A. Lambert
Educational Consultant, Create Capacity LLC
Quote by Cassandra Meyer, Reading Interventionist and ESL teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District: “Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Learners provides an explicit and useful call to action in support of one of the most vulnerable populations in U.S. schools. I appreciate the structure of the text, the visual supports, and the specific examples provided in later chapters.”
“Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Learners provides an explicit and useful call to action in support of one of the most vulnerable populations in U.S. schools. I appreciate the structure of the text, the visual supports, and the specific examples provided in later chapters.”
Cassandra Meyer
Reading Interventionist and ESL teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District

Other Titles in: Bilingual/ELL Learners | Teaching Strategies for Diverse Students | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

Price: $34.95
Volume Discounts applied in Shopping Cart

Review Copies

Review copies may be requested by individuals planning to purchase 10 or more copies for a team or considering a book for adoption in a higher ed course. To request a review copy, contact sales@corwin.com.

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