English & Literacy/Language Arts Books

New and Published Books – Page 6

51. Concepts in Composition

    Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writing, 2nd Edition

    By Irene L. Clark

    Concepts in Composition: Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writing is designed to foster reflection on how theory impacts practice, enabling prospective teachers to develop their own comprehensive and coherent conception of what writing is or should be and to consider how people learn to write...

    Published August 28th 2011 by Routledge
52. Reading Researchers in Search of Common Ground

    The Expert Study Revisited, 2nd Edition

    Edited by Rona F. Flippo

    In Reading Researchers in Search of Common Ground, Second Edition, Rona F. Flippo revisits her groundbreaking Expert Study, in which she set out to find common ground among experts in the much-fragmented field of reading research. The original edition, featuring contributions from participants in...

    Published July 25th 2011 by Routledge
53. Literacy for All Students

    An Instructional Framework for Closing the Gap

    Edited by Rebecca Powell, Elizabeth Rightmyer

    The Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol (CRIOP) is a framework for implementing culturally relevant literacy instruction and classroom observation. Drawing on research and theory reflecting a range of perspectives - multicultural instruction, literacy theory, equity pedagogy,...

    Published June 19th 2011 by Routledge
54. Reclaiming Reading

    Teachers, Students, and Researchers Regaining Spaces for Thinking and Action

    Edited by Richard J. Meyer, Kathryn F. Whitmore

    Inviting teachers back to the role of reflective advocates for thoughtful reading instruction, this book presents theory and pedagogical possibilities to reclaim and build upon the knowledge base that was growing when government mandates, scripted commercial programs, and high stakes tests took...

    Published June 1st 2011 by Routledge
55. Designing Better Schools for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children

    A Science of Performance Model for Research

    By Stuart McNaughton

    How can schools be better designed to enable equitable academic outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse children from communities lacking in economic, political and social power? Putting forward a robust ‘science of performance’ model of school change based on a specified process of...

    Published April 10th 2011 by Routledge
56. True to the Language Game

    African American Discourse, Cultural Politics, and Pedagogy

    By Keith Gilyard

    In True to the Language Game, Keith Gilyard, one of the major African American figures to emerge in language and cultural studies, makes his most seminal work available in one volume. This collection of new and previously published essays contains Gilyard’s most relevant scholarly contributions to...

    Published March 20th 2011 by Routledge
57. Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design

    Concepts and Approaches in Action Around the World

    Edited by John Macalister, I.S.P. Nation

    Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

    Case studies are a powerful pedagogical tool for illuminating constructs and models in real-life contexts. Covering a wide range of teaching-learning contexts and offering in-depth analyses of ESL/ELT language curriculum design issues, this casebook is distinctive and unique in that each case draws...

    Published March 13th 2011 by Routledge
58. Exploring English Language Teaching

    Language in Action

    By Graham Hall

    Series: Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics

    Winner of the BAAL Book Prize 2012 Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those entering postgraduate studies and language professionals returning to academic study. The books...

    Published March 3rd 2011 by Routledge
59. Language and Learning in the Digital Age

    By James Paul Gee, Elisabeth R. Hayes

    In Language and Learning in the Digital Age, linguist James Paul Gee and educator Elisabeth Hayes deal with the forces unleashed by today’s digital media, forces that are transforming language and learning for good and ill. They argue that the role of oral language is almost always entirely...

    Published January 27th 2011 by Routledge
60. An Introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis in Education

    2nd Edition

    Edited by Rebecca Rogers

    Accessible yet theoretically rich, this landmark text introduces key concepts and issues in critical discourse analysis and situates these within the field of educational research. The book invites readers to consider the theories and methods of three major traditions in critical discourse studies...

    Published January 23rd 2011 by Routledge