ABSTRACT
Bringing together the varied and multifaceted expertise of teachers and linguists in one accessible volume, this book presents practical tools, grounded in cutting-edge research, for teaching about language and language diversity in the ELA classroom. By demonstrating practical ways teachers can implement research-driven linguistic concepts in their own teaching environment, each chapter offers real-world lessons as well as clear methods for instructing students on the diversity of language. Written for pre-service and in-service teachers, this book includes easy-to-use lesson plans, pedagogical strategies and activities, as well as a wealth of resources carefully designed to optimize student comprehension of language variation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|66 pages
Teachers’ Perspectives
chapter Chapter 1|8 pages
“Word Crimes” and Linguistic Ideology
chapter Chapter 2|7 pages
Prescriptive and Descriptive Lenses
chapter Chapter 4|7 pages
“Working With” Instead of “Pushing Against”
chapter Chapter 5|7 pages
“Mr. D, Is This, Like, a Real Word?”
chapter Chapter 8|7 pages
Power, Society, and Identity
part 2|59 pages
Linguists’ Perspectives
chapter Chapter 10|7 pages
Principles to Navigate the Challenges of Teaching English Language Variation
chapter Chapter 12|9 pages
DARE(ing) Language Ideologies
chapter Chapter 13|8 pages
Bringing Critical Language Pedagogy to the Middle School Social Studies Classroom
chapter Chapter 14|8 pages
Grammar in the Spanish/English Bilingual Classroom
chapter Chapter 15|11 pages
Attitude Change Is Not Enough
part 3|38 pages
Collaborations between Teachers and Linguists