This book focuses on multicultural curriculum transformation in literacy and language arts subject areas. The discussion of each area outlines critical considerations for multicultural curriculum transformation for the area by grade level and then by eight organizing tools, including content standards, relationships with and among students and their families, and evaluation of student learning and teaching effectiveness. The volume is designed to speak with PK-12 teachers as colleagues in ...

Vocabulary development is essential for learning, but conventional vocabulary assessments lack the range and flexibility to support K–12 classroom teachers in making instructional decisions. Drawing on linguistics, educational psychology, and educational measurement, this book offers a fresh perspective on word learning and describes powerful, precise assessment strategies. Guidelines are presented for selecting which words to teach, evaluating the depth and richness of students' word know...

"Very important for everyone working with students on developing literacy and improving their overall education. Vocabulary instruction is a critical topic, and there is a great need for a well-developed program that can be readily implemented. This is one of the most thorough books on the topic."—Mary Amato, Literacy CoachAlexander Graham Bell School, Chicago, IL"This book addresses not only the need for vocabulary development, but also tools to use in t...

Se hoje ideias como lugar de fala, teoria queer e decolonialismo ganham espaço nas reivindicações feministas contemporâneas, elas tiveram sua origem em pesquisas e teorias desenvolvidas ao longo das últimas décadas por estudiosas e ativistas como Teresa de Lauretis, Donna Haraway, Maria Lugones, Nancy Fraser, Sandra Harding, Judith Butler, Gloria Andalzúa, além de brasileiras como Lélia Gonzales e Sueli Carneiro. É nesse eco de construções e indagações, dos anos 1980 até os dias de hoje, q...

This next volume in the popular Ignatius Catholic Study Bible series leads readers through a penetrating study of the Old Testament books Tobit, Judith and Esther, using the biblical text itself and the Church's own guidelines for understanding the Bible.Ample notes accompany each page, providing fresh insights by renowned Bible teachers Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch as well as time-tested interpretations from the Fathers of the Church. These helpful study notes provide rich historic...

The brilliant thinker who taught us about the banality of evil explores another brilliant thinker and his concept of love.Hannah Arendt, the author of The Origins of Totalitarianism and The Human Condition, began her scholarly career with an exploration of Saint Augustine's concept of caritas, or neighborly love, written under the direction of Karl Jaspers and the influence of Martin Heidegger. After her German academic life came to a hal...

Presenting the first interdisciplinary consideration of his political thought, Updike and Politics: New Considerations establishes a new scholarly foundation for assessing one of the most recognized and significant American writers of the post-1945 period. This book brings together a diverse group of American and international scholars, including contributors from Japan, India, Israel, and Europe. Like Updike himself, the collection canvases a wide range of topics, including Updike’s too o...

This scholarly exploration of Hamilton encourages audiences to interpret this popular culture force in a new way by revealing that the musical confronts conventional perceptions of American history, racial equity, and political power. Contributors explore the ways in which the musical offers social commentary on issues such as immigration and gender equity, as well as how Hamilton re-considers the roles of theatre in making social statements, especially relating to the narrator, the curtai...

In Deutschland leben etwa 90.000 Kinder und Jugendliche in Pflegefamilien. Viele dieser Kinder und Jugendlichen weisen psychische Störungen, erhebliche Verhaltensauffälligkeiten oder körperliche Einschränkungen auf. Hierdurch können Pflegeeltern schnell an ihre emotionalen und erzieherischen Grenzen kommen; dies führt oft zu einem Abbruch der Platzierung. Ein "Fostering Changes"-Kurs hat zum Ziel, Pflegeeltern die erforderlichen Kenntnisse und erzieherischen Fertigkeiten für den erfolgreic...

In the contemporary world, war rivals infectious disease as a global cause of morbidity and mortality. Since the end of World War II, there have been at least 160 wars around the world with as many as 25 million (and probably many more) people killed, most of them civilians. Directly or indirectly, war touches the lives of most people on the planet, often with lasting and costly impact. Framed by the holistic and ethnographically grounded theoretical perspective of critical medical anthrop...

A moving and powerful introduction to the life and art of renowned artist, Judith Scott, as told by her twin sister, Joyce Scott and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist, Melissa Sweet.Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized until her sister Joyce reunited with her and enrolled her in an art class. Judith went on to become an artist of renown with her work disp...

A moving and powerful introduction to the life and art of renowned artist, Judith Scott, as told by her twin sister, Joyce Scott.Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized until her sister Joyce reunited with her and enrolled her in an art class. Judith went on to become an artist of renown with her work displayed in museums and galleries around the world.P...