ERIC Number: EJ739839
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-7984
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Literacy Development of Linguistically Diverse First Graders in a Mainstream English Classroom: Connecting Speaking and Writing
Kennedy, Eileen
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, v6 n2 p163-189 2006
Children who speak different home languages and dialects in a monolingual classroom often carry the challenge of having to develop literacy in a different language. This article presents a qualitative study of five first graders who speak different home languages in an inner city mainstream English classroom. Through interviews, classroom writing, field notes, and recorded classroom interaction, I present findings that indicate that writing in mainstream English can be problematic cognitively and emotionally for these children. I also offer some ways to foster an intercultural space for these children in a monolingual classroom and help find a way of validating diverse students' language and culture. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Student Development, Grade 1, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Writing (Composition), Multilingualism, Qualitative Research, Second Language Instruction, Interviews, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Ability, Mainstreaming, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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