Student Writing : Give It a Generous Reading

Lucy K. Spence

ISBN 10: 1623966523 / ISBN 13: 9781623966522

Editore: Information Age Publishing, 2014

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Education professionals interested in understanding student writing will want toread this book. It describes 'Generous Reading,' a novel method of approachingthe writing of culturally and linguistically diverse students. This book addressesthe increasing diversity present throughout schools across the U.S. and in othercountries.Drawing from current research and theory in linguistics and compositionSpence has developed a way for teachers to tap into the cultural worlds ofstudents and draw upon their linguistic understandings in order to help themimprove their writing. The book is based on research projects conducted in thesouthwest and southeast regions of the United States. The chapters on languagevariation, culturally relevant instruction, and language transfer will also be ofinterest to writing teachers.Spence has presented the Generous Reading method across the nation and internationally where audiences havebeen eager to try out the methods in their classrooms with students of all ages. University professors have usedGenerous Reading in teacher education courses. This methodology has potential to change teachers' perspectiveson student writing and illuminate writing strengths previously overlooked.

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• Titolo: Student Writing : Give It a Generous Reading
• Editore: Information Age Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1623966523
• ISBN 13: 9781623966522
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 234 L x 156 A x 7 P (millimetri) 234 millimetri di larghezza per 156 millimetri di altezza per 7 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 202 grammi

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Education professionals interested in understanding student writing will want to read this book. It describes "Generous Reading,"a novel method of approaching the writing of culturally and linguistically diverse students. This book addresses the increasing diversity present throughout schools across the U.S. and in other countries. Drawing from current research and theory in linguistics and composition, Spence has developed a way for teachers to tap into the cultural worlds of students and draw upon their linguistic understandings in order to help them improve their writing. The book is based on research projects conducted in the southwest and southeast regions of the United States. The chapters on language variation, culturally relevant instruction, and language transfer will also be of interest to writing teachers. Spence has presented the Generous Reading method across the nation and internationally where audiences have been eager to try out the methods in their classrooms with students of all ages. University professors have used Generous Reading in teacher education courses. This methodology has potential to change teachers' perspectives on student writing and illuminate writing strengths previously overlooked.