Chapter 8:
Writing: A Multilingual Perspective
Key Points
- Effective writing instruction and assessment use a multilingual perspective, recognizing and integrating the variety of cultural and linguistic norms that frame language use and influence written discourse patterns.
- Reading and writing instruction are naturally linked: comprehension and other reading skills can be taught through writing, and writing skills can be taught during reading instruction.
- Writing is a skill to be developed and a tool for enhancing other areas of learning.
Activity objectives: Participants will:
- Complete and share comparison and contrast statements about English and Spanish at the word and discourse level.
- Suggest specific opportunities for integrating Language Experience Approach into their teaching through the completion of a graph like Table 8.1 (p. 105)
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