Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts

Diane Lapp is Professor of Reading and Language in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University. Douglas Fisher is Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University.

Section I: The Language Learner


Section Editors


Nancy Roser, Maria Franquiz, Allison Skerrett





Chapters









1. Valdez, Veronica. & Callahan, Rebecca.







Who is Learning Language(s) in Today’s Schools?







2. Cazden, Courtney.







As Learners Acquire Language







3. Escamilla, Kathy. & Hopewell, Susan.










When Learners Speak Two or More Languages


4. Ball, Arnetha., Skerrett, Allison.; & Martinez, Ramon.



Research on Diverse Students in Culturally and Linguistically Complex Language Arts Classrooms


5. Franquiz, Maria. & Pratt, Ellen.



Crossing Borders with Language: Teachers and the Transformative Potential of Professional Development Opportunities





Section II: Contexts for Language Learning


Section Editors


Donna E. Alvermann, Christine A. Mallozzi, Cheryl A. McLean





6. Morrow, Lesley Mandel & Dougherty, Susan



Early Literacy Development: Merging Perspectives That Influence Practice


7. Strickland, Dorothy & Townsend, Dianna



The Development of Literacy in the Elementary School


8. Many, Joyce E.; Ariail, Mary & Fox, Dana L.



Language Arts Learning in the Middle Grades


9. Bean, Thomas W. & Harper, Helen.



The Context of English Language Arts Learning: The High School Years


10. Morrell, Ernest.



Context Specific Literacy Instruction


11. Muth, Bill & Perry, Kristen.






Adult Literacy: A Review from Two Perspectives





12. Brock, Cynthia; Boyd, Fenice; & Pennington, Julie.



Variation in Language and the Use of Language Across Contexts: 　Implications for Literacy Teaching and Learning


13. Paratore, Jeanne R. & Yaden, Jr., David B.



Family Literacy on the Defensive: The Defunding of Even Start—Omen or Opportunity?


14. Vasudevan, Lalitha & Wissman, Kelly.



Out-of-School Literacy Contexts


15. Luke, Allan, Iyer, Radha; & Doherty, Catherine.



Literacy Education in the Context of Globalisation





Section III: History and Theoretical Perspectives


Section Editors


Lesley Mandel Morrow, Robert Rueda, Douglas Hartman





16. Hartman, Douglas K. & Monaghan, Jennifer.



Integrating the Elementary Language Arts: An Historical Perspective


17. Levin, Henry.



The Consideration of Costs in Improving Literacy


18. Guthrie, John T.; Taboada, Ana; & Wigfield, Allan.



Alignment of Cognitive Processes in Reading with Motivations for Reading


19. Enciso, Patricia.



Sociocultural Theory: Expanding the Aims and Practices of Language Arts Education


20. Jimenez, Robert T.; Rose, Brian C.; Cole, Mikel W.; & Flushman, Tanya R.



English Language Learners: Language and Relationships


21. Beach, Richard & Swiss, Thomas.



Literary Theories and Teaching of English Language Arts


22. Shanahan, Timothy.



Education Policy and the Language Arts





Section IV: The Many Faces of Texts





Section Editors


Peggy Albers, Vivian Vasquez, Jerome Harste












23. Beach, Richard, Hull, Glynda, and O’Brien, David.







Transforming English Language Arts in a Web 2.0 World







24. Levy, Rachel and Marsh, Jackie.







Literacy and ICT in the Early Years







25. Rowsell, Jennier and Pahl, Kate







The Material and the Situated: What Multimodality and New Literacy Studies Do For Literacy Research







26. Tate, Stacie.







Media Literacy







27. Wohlwend, Karen and Lewis, Cynthia.







Critical Literacy, Critical Engagement, and Digital Technology: Convergence and Embodiment in Global Spheres







28. Albers, Peggy, Vasquez, Vivian, and Harste, Jerome C.







Making Visual Analysis Critical







29. Siegel, Margie and Wells-Rowe, Debbie.










Webs of Significance: Semiotic Perspectives on Text





Section V: Teaching the English Language Arts


Section Editors


Karen Wood, Nancy Frey, Wen Ma





30. Hruby, George; Read, Sylvia & Landon-Hays, Melanie.



Tracing Instructional Tensions in the Teaching of the English Language Arts: A Primer


31. Tschannen-Moran, Megan & MacFarlane, Bronwyn.



I Know I Can!: Teacher Self-efficacy in the English Language Arts Classroom


32. Edmiston, Brian.



Teaching for Transformation: Drama and Language Arts Education


33. Ehri, Linnea.



Teaching Phonemic Awareness and Phonics in the Language Arts Classroom: A Developmental Approach


34. Rasinski, Timothy.



The Art and Science of Teaching Reading Fluency


35. Templeton, Shane.



Teaching Spelling in the English/Language Arts Classroom


36. Fisher, Peter; Blachowicz, Camille; & Watts-Taffe, Susan.



Vocabulary Instruction: Three Contemporary Issues


37. Fisher, Douglas, Lapp, Diane, & Frey, Nancy.



Comprehension: The Cooperation of Many Forces


38. Roser, Nancy; Martinez, Miriam; & Wood, Karen.



Recent Research on Students’ Literary Responses


39. Hansen, Jane & Kissel, Brian.



K-12 Students as Writers: Research and Practice


40. McLaughlin, Maureen & DeVoogd, Glen.



Critical Literacy as Comprehension: Understanding at Deeper Levels





41. Hobbs, Renee & RobbGrieco, Michael.



Passive Dupes, Code Breakers or Savvy Users: Theorizing Media Literacy Education in English Language Arts


42. Nelson, Nancy.



The Relevance of Rhetoric





43. Gebhard, Meg & Martin, J. R.



Grammar and Literacy Learning





Section VI: Assessment of English Language Arts Teaching and Learning


Section Editors


Jennifer D. Turner, Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt, Peter Afflerbach





44. Afflerbach, Peter & Clark, Summer.



Diversity and English Language Arts Assessment.


45. Coiro, Julie & Castek, Jill.



Assessment Frameworks for Teaching and Learning English Language Arts in a Digital Age


46. Schmidt, Patricia R. & Singh, Sunita.



Authentic Professional Development and Assessment for Language Arts Teachers Capacity for Change


47. Turner, Jennifer D. & Hoeltzel, Chrystine.



Assessing Every Child: Using Purposeful Language Arts Assessments in Diverse Classrooms


48. Klingner, Janette K.; Dunsmore, KaiLonnie; & Edwards, Patricia.



Issues in the Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Special Needs


49. Gunderson, Lee; Odo, Dennis Murphy & D’Silva, Reginald.



Assessing the English Language Learner (ELL)





Section VII: Methods of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts


Section Editors


David Bloome, Thandeka Chapman, Peter Freebody


50. Bloome, David; Chapman, Thandeka; & Freebody, Peter.



Complexity, Multiplicity, `Timeliness’, and Substantive Engagement: Methodologies for Researching the Teaching of the English Language Arts


51. Athanases, Steven Z.



Research as Praxis: Documenting the Dialectical Relationship Between Theory and Practice


52. Freebody, Peter.



Policy and Research in the English Language Arts: Massive, Inclusive, and Artful Design Choices


53. Moss, Gemma.



Ethnographic Research in Teaching and Learning the English Language Arts: Studying the Cultural Contexts of Teaching and Learning the English Language Arts


54. Carter, Stephanie.



Analyzing Text and Talk through Critical Discourse Analysis


55. Chapman, Thandeka K. & Kinloch, Valerie.



Emic Perspectives of Research


56. Calfee, Robert C. & Chamblis, Marilyn.



Research Methodologies for Large-Scale Instructional and Intervention Studies


57. McNaughton, Stuart.



Child Development Studies over Time


58. Smagorinsky, Peter.



Theory and Method in Research on Literacy Practices: Adaptations and Alignment in Research and Praxis


59. Liddicoat, Anthony T.



English in the Era of Globalisation: Implications for Research Methodologies for English Language Arts


60. Gutierrez, Kris D.; Bien, Andrea C.; & Selland, Mackenzie K.



Syncretic Approaches to Studying Movement and Hybridity in Literacy Practices


61. Willis, Arlette.



Critical Approaches to Research in English Language Arts





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