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SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY Second Edition This page intentionally left blank SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY Second Edition Edited by BERTHA PEREZ The University of Texas at San Antonio With Teresa L. McCarty Lucille J. Watahomigie Maria E. Torres-Guzman To thi Dien Ji-Mei Chang Howard L. Smith Aurelia Davila de Silva Amy Nordlander LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS 2004 Mahwah, New Jersey London Copyright © 2004 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or any other means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 Cover design by Kathryn Houghtaling Lacey Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Socialcultural contexts of language and literacy / edited by Bertha Perez with Teresa L. McCarty ... [et al.].—2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-4341-8 (alk. paper) 1. Language and languages—Study and teaching—Social aspects. 2. Literacy. I. Perez, Bertha, 1945- II. McCarty, T. L. P53.8.S628 2004 418'.0071—dc22 2003060793 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Dedicated to the memory of To thi Dien, scholar/teacher whose life was dedicated to improving education for all children. This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface xi PART I THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LANGUAGE AND LITERACY 1 Literacy, Diversity, and Programmatic Responses 3 Bertha Perez A Sociocultural Theory of Literacy / Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the United States / Programs for Linguistically Diverse Students / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References 2 Language, Literacy, and Biliteracy 25 Bertha Perez Sociocultural Perspectives to Literacy / Research on Literacy and Biliteracy / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References 3 Writing Acros Writing Systems 57 Bertha Perez Emergent Writing / Writing Systems / Language Discourse Differences / Learning a Second System of Writing / Implications for the Classroom / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References vii Vlll CONTENTS PART II LANGUAGE AND LITERACY ACQUISITION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES 4 Language and Literacy in American Indian and Alaska 79 Native Communities Teresa L. McCarty and Lucille J. Watahomigie The Sociohistorical Context of American Indian/Alaska Native Education / Language and Culture Diversity Among Indigenous Communities Today / Linking Home, Community, and School / Learning the School Language and the School Ways: The Literacy Continuum in Practice / Reading and Writing in the Heritage Language and English / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References 5 Language, Culture, and Literacy in Puerto Rican 111 Communities Maria E. Torres-Guzman The Sociocultural Conditions of Puerto Ricans in the United States / The Culture of Schools and Classrooms / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References 6 Language and Literacy in Vietnamese American 137 Communities To thi Dien The Vietnamese Migration to the United States: Historical, Demographic, Social, Economic, Emotional, and Educational Data / Different Ethnic and Language Groups From Southeast Asia / Elements of the Vietnamese Language /The Cultural Context of Language Learning / Perception of Education by Vietnamese Parents and Students / Summary /Activities / Suggested Readings / References 7 Language and Literacy in Chinese American 179 Communities Ji-Mei Chang Diversity and Commonality Within the Chinese American Community / Selected Orthographic Effect of Chinese Language on Academic Development / A Sociocultural Perspective of the Home-Community-School-Based Learning Environment of Inner- City Chinese American Students / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References 8 Literacy and Instruction in African American 207 Communities: Shall We Overcome? Howard L. Smith CONTENTS IX Language and Literacy From a Historical Perspective / Literacy and Oracy / Literacy, Instruction, and Social Stratification / Literacy Instruction: Social Reconstruction and Guiding Principles / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References 9 Emergent Spanish Writing of a Second Grader 247 in a Whole-Language Classroom Aurelia Ddvila de Silva Literacy Studies in Mexican American Communities / The Context of Schooling for Spanish-Speaking Students / Case-Study Research / Plan of the Case Study / Text Features of Writing Samples / Discussion / Cognitive and Social Strategies / Education Implications / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References PART HI LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOMS 10 Making Decisions About Literacy Instructional Practices 277 Bertha Perez and Amy Nordlander Constructing the Context of Literacy / Approaches to Literacy Instruction / Literacy Curriculum Standards / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / Children's Literature Cited / References 11 Creating a Classroom Community for Literacy 309 Bertha Perez Meeting the Needs of Individual Students and Diversity in the Classroom / Literacy as Collaboration / The Teacher's Role in Biliteracy / Creating a Multicultural Classroom Community / Capitalizing on Students' Languages to Create a Multilevel Literate Community / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / Children's Literature Cited / References 12 Literacy, Curriculum, and Language Diversity 339 Bertha Perez Developing a Literacy Curriculum / Literacy Assessment / Suggested Data or Evidence for Starting a Portfolio System / Summary / Activities / Suggested Readings / References / Children's Literature Cited About the Authors 377 Author Index 381 Subject Index 391
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