Teaching Writing to Children in Indigenous Languages: Instructional Practices from Global Contexts

This volume brings together studies of instructional writing practices and the products of those practices from diverse Indigenous languages and cultures. By analyzing a rich diversity of contexts--Finland, Ghana, Hawaii, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, and more--through biliteracy, complexity, and genre theories, this book explores and demonstrates critical components of writing pedagogy and development. Because the volume focuses on Indigenous languages, it questions center-margin perspectives on schooling and national language ideologies, which often limit the number of Indigenous languages taught, the domains of study, and the age groups included.

Author: Ari Sherris
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/30/2020
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780367661755
ISBN10: 0367661756
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Multicultural Education
- Education | Teaching | Subjects | Language Arts

About the Author

Ari Sherris is an Associate Professor of Bilingual Education at Texas A&M University, Kingsville, USA.

Joy Kreeft Peyton is a former Vice President and currently Senior Fellow at the Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, USA.

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