The Work of Language in Multicultural Classrooms: Talking Science, Writing Science (Paperback)

Foreword (Okhee Lee) Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Part I: The Language of Science Schooling 2. Journal and Book Writing in Integrated Science-Literacy Units (Christine C. Pappas, MariaVarelas, Tamara Ciesla, and Eli Tucker-Raymond) 3. Developing Expository Writing Skills in Science Through the Integration of Inquiry-Based Science and Literacy Instruction (Yu-Min Ku, Monica S. Yoo, and Eugene E. Garcia) 4. The Writing on the Wall: The Daily Calendar as Science Practice (Kimmarie Cole) 5. Literacy Infusion in a High School Environmental Science Curriculum, (Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, Kimberly Gomez, Phillip Herman, LouisGomez, Jolene White, and Adam Williams) Part II: Science Learning Funds of Knowledge 6. Negotiating Participation in a Bilingual Middle School Science Classroom: An Examination of One Successful Teacher’s Language Practices (Jennifer S. Goldberg, Kate Muir Welsh, and Noel Enyedy) 7. Locating Time in Science Classroom Activity: Adaptation as a Theory of Learning and Change (Jorge L. Solis, Shlomy Kattan, and Patricia Baquedano-Lopez) 8. "You’re Magmatic Now": Language Play, Linguistic Biliteracy, and the Science Crossing of Adolescent Mexican Newcomer Youth (Katherine Richardson Bruna) Part III: The Development of a Science Learner Identity 9. Academic Identity and Scientific Literacy (John M. Reveles) 10. The Math Initiative in a 7th Grade Science Class: How a Daily Routine Results in Academic Participation by ELLs (Holly Hansen-Thomas) 11. Science, Culture and Equity in Curriculum: An Ethnographic Approach to the Study of a Highly-Rated Curriculum Unit (Joel Kuipers, Gail Brendel Viechnicki, Lindsey A. Massoud, and Laura J. Wright) 12. The Importance of Objects in Talking Science: The Special Case of English Language Learners (Doris Ash, Kip Tellez, and Rhiannon Crain) Part IV: Assessing the State of Science Education: Towards Promising Practices for Responsive Instruction 13. Linguistics and Science Learning for Diverse Populations: An Agenda for Teacher Education (Lisa Patel Stevens, Julian Jefferies, Maria Estela Brisk, and Stacy Kaczmarek) 14. Experimenting in Teams and Tongues: Team Teaching a Bilingual Science Education Course (Maria Torres-Guzman and Elaine V. Howes) Conclusion Afterword (Sonia Nieto) Contributors Author Index Subject Index