Teaching and Learning in Multicultural

This book outlines relevant theoretical background and provides detailed advice and suggestions for educators in schools serving culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Some of the chapters focus on the needs of students from immigrant communities, especially those who are learning the language of instruction, while others include historical 'minority groups' as well.

Elizabeth Coelho, a former coordinator for English as a Second Language in Toronto, has taught teacher education courses at the University of Toronto, and worked on policy and resource development at the Ontario Ministry of Education. Her book Teaching and Learning in Multicultural Schools: An Integrated Approach, also published by Multilingual Matters, is used on teacher education courses across Canada.

Acknowledgements

vii

Foreword

ix

Introduction

xi

Melting Pots and Other Metaphors

1

(24)

Sources of Diversity

2

(13)

Attitudes Towards Immigration

15

(3)

Managing Cultural Diversity

18

(7)

The Immigrant Experience

25

(29)

The New Arrival: Stages of Acculturation

25

(6)

Factors in Adjustment and Acculturation

31

(12)

The Refugee Experience

43

(6)

Strengths of Immigrant Learners and Families

49

(5)

Getting Started in the Multicultural School

54

(40)

Reception and Orientation

54

(7)

Initial Assessment and Placement

61

(20)

Support for Second Language Acquisition

81

(9)

Checklist: Getting Started in the Multicultural School

90

(4)

An Insclusive School Environment

94

(40)

An Inclusive Physical and Social Environment

95

(9)

Support Services

104

(15)

Parental Involvement

119

(10)

Checklist: An Inclusive School Environment

129

(5)

An Inclusive Classroom Community

134

(24)

Building an Inclusive Classroom Community

134

(21)

Checklist: An Inclusive Classroom Community

155

(3)

An Inclusive Approach to Instruction

158

(37)

Teaching and Learning Styles in the Multicultural Classrooms

158

(24)

Communicating High Expectations

182

(3)

Grouping Practices

185

(4)

Checklist: An Inclusive Approach to Instruction

189

(6)

An Antiracist Approach to Education

195

(13)

Who Needs Antiracist Education?

196

(4)

Student Outcomes of Antiracist Education

200

(1)

Approaches to Antiracist Education

200

(8)

An Inclusive Curriculum

208

(43)

Cirriculum Content

209

(25)

Cultural Values

234

(2)

Background Knowledge and Experience

236

(6)

Learning Resources

242

(4)

Checklist: An Inclusive Multicultural Environment

246

(5)

Assessment in Multicultural Schools

251

(20)

Assessment Reform in Multicultural Schools

252

(4)

Curriculum-related Assessment: Academic Knowledge and Skills

256

(7)

Assessment of Language and Literacy Development

263

(3)

Large Scale Assessment

266

(2)

Checklist: Assessment in the Multicultural School

268

(3)

References

271

(13)

Index

284

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