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A Cuban Refugee's Journey to the American Dream: The Power of Education (Well House Bks.)
by Gerardo M. GonzálezA touching memoir recounting the journey of a young Cuban immigrant to the US who went on to become a professor and university dean.In February 1962, three years into Fidel Castro’s rule of their Cuban homeland, the González family—an auto mechanic, his wife, and two young children—landed in Miami with a few personal possessions and two bottles of Cuban rum. As his parents struggled to find work, eleven-year-old Gerardo struggled to fit in at school, where a teacher intimidated him and school authorities placed him on a vocational track. Inspired by a close friend, Gerardo decided to go to college. He not only graduated but, with hard work and determination, placed himself on a path through higher education that brought him to a deanship at the Indiana University School of Education.In this deeply moving memoir, González recounts his remarkable personal and professional journey. The memoir begins with Gerardo’s childhood in Cuba and recounts the family’s emigration to the United States and struggles to find work and assimilate, and González’s upward track through higher education. It demonstrates the transformative power that access to education can have on one person’s life. Gerardo’s journey came full circle when he returned to Cuba fifty years after he left, no longer the scared, disheartened refugee but rather proud, educated, and determined to speak out against those who wished to silence others. It includes treasured photographs and documents from González’s life in Cuba and the US. His is the story of one immigrant attaining the American Dream, told at a time when the fate of millions of refugees throughout the world, and Hispanics in the United States, especially his fellow Cubans, has never been more uncertain.“Author and educator Gerardo M. González brilliantly illustrates the joys and struggles of the refugee experience, and the inarguable role of education as an open door to opportunity. This is a delightful read, and one that will inspire you to achieve greatness regardless of the odds.” —Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College“There can be no more persuasive testimony to the power of intelligence, commitment, and inspiration than Gerardo M. González’s memoir. The contribution of immigrants to America’s prosperity and national achievements is undeniably impressive. Yet, this transformational story of challenge and achievement, while individually exceptional, is nonetheless emblematic of the experience of countless immigrants who have made America better than it could otherwise have been. No finer antidote to the simplistic sloganeering of the immigration debate exists.” —John V. Lombardi, President Emeritus, University of Florida, and author of How Universities Work
Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values
by Denise F. BlumDrawing on extensive fieldwork in Havana's secondary schools, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values is a remarkable ethnography, charting the government's attempts to transform a future generation of citizens. While Cuba's high literacy rate is often lauded, the little-known dropout rates among teenagers receive less scrutiny. In vivid, succinct reporting, educational anthropologist Denise Blum now shares her findings regarding this overlooked aspect of the Castro legacy. Despite the fact that primary-school enrollment rates exceed those of the United States, the reverse is true for the crucial years between elementary school and college. After providing a history of Fidel Castro's educational revolution begun in 1953, Denise Blum delivers a close examination of the effects of the program, which was designed to produce a society motivated by benevolence rather than materialism. Exploring pioneering pedagogy, the notion of civic education, and the rural components of the program, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values brims with surprising findings about one of the most intriguing social experiments in recent history.
Cubans in Angola
by Christine HatzkyAngola, a former Portuguese colony in southern central Africa, gained independence in 1975 and almost immediately plunged into more than two decades of conflict and crisis. Fidel Castro sent Cuban military troops to Angola in support of the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA), leading to its ascension to power despite facing threats both international and domestic. What is less known, and what Cubans in Angola brings to light, is the significant role Cubans played in the transformation of civil society in Angola during these years. Offering not just military support but also political, medical, administrative, and technical expertise as well as educational assistance, the Cuban presence in Angola is a unique example of transatlantic cooperation between two formerly colonized nations in the global South.
Cuba's Academic Advantage
by Martin CarnoyIn this book, Martin Carnoy explores the surprising success of the Cuban educational system, where the average elementary school student learns much more than her Latin American peers. In developing the case for Cuba's supportive social context and centralized management of education, Carnoy asks important questions about educational systems in general. How responsible should government be for creating environments that encourage academic achievement? How much autonomy should teachers and schools have over their classrooms? Is there an inherent tradeoff between promoting individual choice and a better system of schooling? Cuba's Academic Advantage challenges many prevailing views about the effectiveness of educational markets, school and teacher autonomy, decentralized decision-making, and government responsibility for children's social and economic welfare. Drawing on interviews with teachers, principals, and policymakers, as well as hours of videotaped material taken in more than 30 classrooms, this book brings new evidence to bear on controversial educational issues currently under debate in many countries.
The Cubic Curriculum
by Ted WraggTed Wragg offers a novel and highly imaginative view of the school curriculum, using a unique three-dimensional model.
Cubs in a Tub (Bright Owl Books)
by Molly CoxeRuss and Gus are bored . . . until they take a tub for a ride. This fun photographic easy-to-read story features the short "u" vowel sound. Kane Press's new series of super simple easy-to-reads, Bright Owl Books, launches with Molly Coxe's five photographic stories, which feature the short vowel sounds and are each only around 100 words. These irresistibly silly stories help kids learn to read through repetition and by teaching the basic building blocks of reading—vowel sounds—giving kids the perfect start on educational success.
Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses (Big Words for Little Geniuses #2)
by James Patterson Susan Patterson Hsinping PanAxolotes, chinchillas, and sugar gliders--oh my!In this charmingly illustrated follow-up to their first bestselling collaboration, Big Words for Little Geniuses, Susan and James Patterson create a collection of the world's oddest and cutest animals that only little geniuses would know!From sloths to spoonbills and panda ants to pangolins, little geniuses will love learning about all of the unusual, adorable animals that live on this planet. More than 50 little-known flyers, swimmers, and crawlers are included in this book, whimsically illustrated by artist Hsinping Pan. Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses will remind you that nature contains many wonders--and these cute and curious creatures are no exception!
Cuenta con Dr. Seuss 1 2 3 (Beginner Books(R))
by Dr. Seuss¡Un libro para aprender a contar, en español y rimado, creado por Dr. Seuss e ilustrado con dibujos de sus libros! ¡Cuenta con Dr. Seuss y aprende los números mientras te diviertes! Este sencillo y rítmico riff acerca de contar está ilustrado con los dibujos de algunos de sus libros más queridos, entre otros: Un pez, dos peces, pez rojo, pez azul; El Gato Ensombrerado y ¡Yo puedo leer con los ojos cerrados! Pensado para los lectores principiantes, y para los que están aprendiendo a contar, ¡este libro es ideal para fomentar el amor por los números y por las historias de Dr. Seuss! Creada por Dr. Seuss, la colección de libros para primeros lectores (Beginner Books) anima a los niños a leer solos con palabras sencillas y divertidos dibujos que dan sentido a la lectura.Las ediciones rimadas en español de los clásicos de Dr. Seuss, publicadas por Random House, brindan la maravillosa oportunidad de disfrutar de sus historias a más de treinta y ocho millones de personas hispanohablantes en Estados Unidos. Los lectores podrán divertirse con las ediciones en español de The Cat in the Hat (El Gato Ensombrerado); Green Eggs and Ham (Huevos verdes con jamón); One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Un pez, dos peces, pez rojo, pez azul); The Lorax (El Lórax); Oh, the Places You'll Go! (¡Oh, cuán lejos llegarás!); How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad!); The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (El Gato Ensombrerado ha regresado); I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! (¡Yo puedo leer con los ojos cerrados!); Horton Hears a Who! (¡Horton escucha a Quién!); The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (Los 500 sombreros de Bartolomé Cubbins); There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (¡Hay un Molillo en mi Bolsillo!); Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (¡El Sr. Brown hace Muuu! ¿Podrías hacerlo tú?); Ten Apples Up on Top! (¡Diez manzanas en la cabeza!); What Pet Should I Get? (¿Cómo podré decidir qué mascota elegir?); Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (Yoruga la Tortuga y otros cuentos); Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (¡Oh, piensa en todo lo que puedes pensar!); The Foot Book! (¡Cuántos, cuántos pies!); Happy Birthday to You! (¡Feliz cumpleaños!); Come Over to My House (Ven a mi casa); Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (¡Dormilones!); Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? (¿Preferirías ser una rana?); Horton Hatches the Egg (Horton cuida un nido) y Dr. Seuss's 1 2 3 (Cuenta con Dr. Seuss 1 2 3). A rhymed Spanish concept book about counting, inspired by Dr. Seuss and illustrated with artwork from his books!Count on Dr. Seuss to make learning numbers fun! This simple, rhymed riff about counting is illustrated with art from some of his most beloved works, including One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; The Cat in the Hat, and I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! Great for the earliest reader—and beginning counter—it's perfect for nurturing a love of numbers and of Dr. Seuss!
El Cuento Clasico De Pedrito, El Conejo Travieso
by Beatrix PotterCome along on an adventurous journey with the world's most beloved bunny, Peter Rabbit, in The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit. This beautiful Little Apple Classics Spanish edition features illustrations by award winning artist, Charles Santore.Valuable lessons can be learned from the mischievous and disobedient Peter Rabbit as he ignores his mother&’s warning about Mr. McGregor and his vegetable garden. As Peter gets into trouble, he&’ll have to ask for help to find a way home. These timeless children&’s classics provide kids with tales about values, morals, and virtue.This Little Apple Classics Spanish hardcover edition features:A beautifully designed hardcoverAbridged story written in Spanish for early readersIllustrations by renowned, New York Times #1 Bestselling artist Charles SantoreSmall size for little hands and durable hardcoverThe Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit:Makes a great gift for baby showers, spring holidays such as Easter, or birthdaysIs perfect for bedtime and family reading, or preschool lessonsA wonderful classic to add to family collectionsThe critically-acclaimed illustrator, Charles Santore, has been celebrated with recognitions such as the prestigious Hamilton King Award, the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence, and the Original Art 2000 Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is best known for his luminous interpretations of classic children&’s stories, including The Night Before Christmas, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Aesop's Fables, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Wizard of Oz, and more!
El cuento de Cecilia
by Debbie Manber Kupfer Gisela FernándezCecilia tiene la misión de encontrar a un humano, pero ¿será capaz de dar con el adecuado? Ha oído decir que son muy difíciles de educar. De la autora de P.A.W.S. y Esmeralda Grunch y el Tulipán. Con ilustraciones de Victoria Szulc.
Cuentos para educar sin estereotipos
by Maria Oui OuiSeis cuentos para que los peques crezcan libres de estereotipos, ¡que nada les pare! ¿Cuántas veces has escuchado expresiones como «esto es de niños» o «esto es de niñas»? ¿Por qué Pepe no puede disfrazarse de María Antonieta? ¿Quién ha dicho que Daniela no puede ser la mejor pirata del mundo? ¿Por qué hay un pasillo de juguetes para niños y otro para niñas? ¡Atrévete a cambiar la respuesta a estas preguntas! Porque las niñas pueden ser piratas y los niños pueden ser princesas. Y porque el color rosa nos puede gustar a todos. A través de estas seis historias, tus peques aprenderán que pueden y deben ser libres a la hora de escoger juguetes, colores, prendas de ropa o cualquier otra cosa, y que eso no les hace ser más o menos niñas o niños. ¡Somos personas con gustos diferentes y en la diversidad está la riqueza! Crece sin límites con los cuentos para educar sin estereotipos.
Cuestión de educación: Un viaje por la enseñanza española
by Inés García-Albi¿Cómo es realmente la educación en España? ¿Cuáles son sus virtudes y cuáles sus defectos? Este libro es un esclarecedor recorrido por la educación española para aclarar el gran desconcierto y la confusión generalizada tras décadas de reformas contradictorias. La educación es un problema clave de España que nos afecta a todos: como alumnos, ex alumnos, padres o abuelos, profesores o simplemente como ciudadanos. Cuestión de educación es un diario de viaje, una road movie por el controvertido sistema educativo español. La periodista Inés García-Albi emprende un apasionante trabajo de campo por la enseñanza de este país para intentar descubrir qué es lo que ocurre con nuestro cuestionado sistema de educación. Inés vuelve a convertirse en alumna en colegios de todo tipo, interroga, indaga, busca respuestas a los principales temas que nos preocupan como padres y como ciudadanos. En Cuestión de educación se oye la voz de historiadores, políticos, inspectores, directores, profesores, madres, padres, alumnos, sindicalistas..., una respuesta coral que ofrece un panorama completo con sus luces y sombras, sus fracasos y logros (que también los hay) de la educación en este país.
La cueva del cíclope: Tuiteos sobre literatura en el bar de Lola (2010-2020)
by Arturo Pérez-ReverteDiez años de conversaciones sobre literatura en el bar de Lola. «Hablar de libros en Twitter es como hacerlo con los amigos en la barra de un bar -dice Arturo Pérez-Reverte-. Si conversar sobre libros siempre es un acto de felicidad, que una red social sirva para esto la hace especialmente valiosa. Ahí vuelco con naturalidad toda una vida de lectura, y ahí comparto, con la misma naturalidad, la vida de lectura de mis lectores. Y el lector es un amigo.» Arturo Pérez-Reverte cumple diez años en Twitter. Son muchos los temas de los que ha hablado en esta red en este período, pero los libros ocupan un lugar protagónico. Entre febrero de 2010 y marzo de 2020, ha escrito más 45.000 mensajes, muchos de ellos sobre literatura, tanto la suya propia como aquella que estaba leyendo o la que le ha marcado a través de los años como escritor. Estos mensajes conforman los encuentros virtuales con sus seguidores en el mítico bar de Lola y se suceden periódicamente desde ese lejano día en que se adentró en esta «cueva del cíclope», como él mismo dio en llamar a la red social. Entre los muchos aspectos relacionados con la literatura, los tuiteros le han preguntado por su próxima novela o por su proceso de escritura, y le han pedido recomendaciones de lectura. Este libro reúne, gracias a la labor compiladora de Rogorn Moradan, todas estas conversaciones directas y sin intermediarios que ha mantenido Arturo Pérez-Reverte con sus lectores. Frente al carácter inmediato y efímero de los comentarios en esta red, hay algunas cuentas que, como dice Rogorn, «contienen pepitas de oro que merece la pena preservar». La de Arturo Pérez-Reverte es una de ellas. Anímense a entrar y tómense algo. Lola abre el bar durante un buen rato esta vez. Clic.
Culpados ou Inocentes
by G. G. Vega Nayra TavaresCulpados ou Inocentes é um livro onde examinamos os tipos de cidadãos que somos diante da lei, diante da justiça e diante de Deus. É um livro que te servirá para considerar o sentido e o valor das leis sociais, e nesse sentido te servirá como inspiração para futuras decisões de caráter importante e arriscado. Cada livro é como um pequeno mapa que te mostra silenciosamente os caminhos corretos para sua vida. Às vezes estes mapas chegam a tempo no momento certo e necessário, outras vezes nunca chegaram, não porque não existam, mas sim porque não lhe deram importância nos momentos em que se teve a oportunidade de acessá-los. Ler este breve livro não será uma perda de tempo para ninguém.
The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice
by Fredrik deBoerNamed one of Vulture’s Top 10 Best Books of 2020!Leftist firebrand Fredrik deBoer exposes the lie at the heart of our educational system and demands top-to-bottom reform.Everyone agrees that education is the key to creating a more just and equal world, and that our schools are broken and failing. Proposed reforms variously target incompetent teachers, corrupt union practices, or outdated curricula, but no one acknowledges a scientifically-proven fact that we all understand intuitively: Academic potential varies between individuals, and cannot be dramatically improved. In The Cult of Smart, educator and outspoken leftist Fredrik deBoer exposes this omission as the central flaw of our entire society, which has created and perpetuated an unjust class structure based on intellectual ability.Since cognitive talent varies from person to person, our education system can never create equal opportunity for all. Instead, it teaches our children that hierarchy and competition are natural, and that human value should be based on intelligence. These ideas are counter to everything that the left believes, but until they acknowledge the existence of individual cognitive differences, progressives remain complicit in keeping the status quo in place.This passionate, voice-driven manifesto demands that we embrace a new goal for education: equality of outcomes. We must create a world that has a place for everyone, not just the academically talented. But we’ll never achieve this dream until the Cult of Smart is destroyed.
Cultivating a Data Culture in Higher Education
by Kristina Powers Angela E. HendersonHigher education institutions have experienced a sharp increase in demand for accountability. To meet the growing demand by legislators, accreditors, consumers, taxpayers, and parents for evidence of successful outcomes, this important book provides higher education leaders and practitioners with actionable strategies for developing a comprehensive data culture throughout the entire institution. Exploring key considerations necessary for the development of an effective data culture in colleges and universities, this volume brings together diverse voices and perspectives, including institutional researchers, senior academic leaders, and faculty. Each chapter focuses on a critical element of managing or influencing a data culture, approaches for breaking through common challenges, and concludes with practical, research-based implementation strategies. Collectively, these strategies form a comprehensive list of recommendations for developing a data culture and becoming a change agent within your higher education institution.
Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice: A Guide for K-8 Math Educators
by Amy MorseThis resource offers math activities, planning activities, and a facilitator's guide for developing mathematics leaders' coaching practice and knowledge of math teaching and learning.
Cultivating an Ethical School
by Robert J. StarrattOften the school is left as an institution seemingly ethically neutral, leaving untouched questions about whether the school itself is a site of injustice toward both educators and children. Springing from his well-known Building an Ethical School, Robert J. Starratt now looks more closely at the educational leader’s responsibility to ensure that the whole fabric of the educational process reflects an ethical philosophy of education. Starratt argues that the work of educating young people is by its very nature an ethical work as well as an intellectual work, and that this work inescapably engages educators and their pupils with an academic curriculum, a social curriculum, and a civic curriculum. Cultivating an Ethical School lays a foundation for educators seeking to cultivate a comprehensive ethical educating environment. The second half of the book then takes up the more specific perspectives on teaching and learning that constitute the heart of cultivating an ethical school. Starratt provides examples of how an ethical school can expose students to a variety of perspectives on the challenges they will be called upon to face in the worlds of culture, nature, and society. This valuable book shows leaders and educators the importance of organizing a curriculum and a pedagogy that simultaneously respect and cultivate the intellectual, personal, and social qualities of being human.
Cultivating and Keeping Committed Special Education Teachers: What Principals and District Leaders Can Do
by Bonnie S. BillingsleyBillingsley highlights the problems that drive many special educators out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention.
Cultivating Behavioral Change in K–12 Students: Team-Based Intervention and Support Strategies
by Marty Huitt Gail TolbertCultivating Behavioral Change in K-12 Students provides in-service educators with a long-term, team-based approach to enhancing their interventions and supports for struggling students. Given the clear visibility of trauma, crisis, and clinical challenges among children today, it is more important than ever that school professionals have the tools to create a more consistent culture of care at their schools. This book is driven by tried-and-true strategies refined across the three decades of implementation of the Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST) Model. Comprehensive and compassionate, these evidence-based practices target the sustainable transformation of young learners’ behavior and help to shift the mindsets of the adults working with them. Principals, administrators, mental health practitioners, and teacher-leaders will be better prepared and motivated to collaborate toward student behavioral change, foster productive relationships with children and families, encourage learners to hone skills specific to behavior management, and more.
Cultivating Capstones: Designing High-Quality Culminating Experiences for Student Learning (Series on Engaged Learning and Teaching)
by Jessie L. Moore Peter Felten Caroline J. Ketcham Anthony G. WeaverCapstones have been a part of higher education curriculum for over two centuries, with the goal of integrating student learning to cap off their undergraduate experience. In practice, capstones are most often delivered as a course or include a significant project that addresses a problem or contributes new knowledge. This edited collection draws on multi-year, multi-institutional, and mixed-methods studies to inform the development of best practices for cultivating capstones at a variety of higher education institutions. The book is divided into three parts: Part One offers typographies of capstones, illustrating the diversity of experiences included in this high-impact practice while also identifying essential characteristics that contribute to high-quality culminating experiences for students. Part Two shares specific culminating experiences with examples from multiple institutions and strategies for adapting them for readers’ own campus contexts. Part Three offers research-informed strategies for professional development to support implementation of high-quality student learning experiences across a variety of campus contexts. Cultivating Capstones is an essential resource for faculty who teach or direct disciplinary or interdisciplinary capstone experiences, as well as for faculty developers and administrators seeking ways to offer high-quality, high-impact learning experiences for diverse student populations.Visit the Cultivating Capstones Companion Page, hosted by the Center for Engaged Learning.
Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students (Corwin Teaching Essentials)
by Lisa Ann JohnsonBuilding 21st Century communication skills Students are expected to be innovators, creative thinkers, and problem solvers. But what if they can't communicate their ideas persuasively? Knowing how to share ideas is as crucial as the ideas themselves. Unfortunately, many students don’t get explicit opportunities to hone this skill. Cultivating Communication in the Classroom will help educators design authentic learning experiences that allow students to practice their skills. Readers will find: Real world insights into how students will be expected to communicate in their future careers and education Strategies for teaching communication skills throughout the curriculum Communication Catchers for igniting ideas
Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students (Corwin Teaching Essentials)
by Lisa Ann JohnsonBuilding 21st Century communication skills Students are expected to be innovators, creative thinkers, and problem solvers. But what if they can't communicate their ideas persuasively? Knowing how to share ideas is as crucial as the ideas themselves. Unfortunately, many students don’t get explicit opportunities to hone this skill. Cultivating Communication in the Classroom will help educators design authentic learning experiences that allow students to practice their skills. Readers will find: Real world insights into how students will be expected to communicate in their future careers and education Strategies for teaching communication skills throughout the curriculum Communication Catchers for igniting ideas
Cultivating Contentment (Women of Faith Study Guide Series)
by Thomas NelsonFilling the needs of today's women, we offer the next 4 titles in the best-selling Women of Faith series.These topical guides deal with issues that women wrestle with today, such as friendship, encouragement, managing moods, finding contentment, and how to live out your faith. Reaching an audience across racial, socio-economic, denominational, and age boundaries, these guides will enhance the lives of women as they empower them in their weekly devotions. The study guides can be used for both individual and group settings. Women are asking good questions about their faith. With our study guides, we want to join them in their quest for knowledge and lead them in finding the answers they are seeking. The Study Guide Series will include the following:#5 Managing Your Moods - Foreword by Marilyn Meberg ISBN: 0-7852-5151-0#6 Cultivating Contentment - Foreword by Luci Swindoll ISBN: 0-7852-5152-9#7 Encouraging One Another - Foreword by Nicole Johnson ISBN: 0-7852-5153-7#8 A Life of Worship - Foreword by Sheila Walsh ISBN: 0-7852-5154-5
Cultivating Critical Language Awareness in the Writing Classroom
by Shawna ShapiroThis book introduces Critical Language Awareness (CLA) Pedagogy as a robust and research-grounded framework to engage and support students in critical examinations of language, identity, privilege and power.Starting with an accessible introduction to CLA, chapters cover key topics—including World Englishes, linguistic prejudice, news media literacy, inclusive language practices, and more—in an inviting and thought-provoking way to promote reflection and analysis. Part I provides an overview of the foundations of CLA pedagogy, while Part II highlights four instructional pathways for CLA pedagogy: Sociolinguistics, Critical Academic Literacies, Media/Discourse Analysis, and Communicating Across Difference. Each pathways chapter is structured around Essential Questions and Transferrable Skills, and includes three thematic learning sequences. Part III offers tools and guidance for tailoring CLA pedagogy to the reader’s own teaching context and to students’ individual needs. The volume’s wealth of resources and activities are a pedagogical toolkit for supporting and embracing linguistic diversity in the classroom. The cohesive framework, concrete strategies, engaging activities, and guiding questions in this volume allow readers to come away with not only a deeper understanding of CLA, but also a clear roadmap for implementing CLA pedagogy in the classroom. Synthesizing relevant research from educational linguistics and writing studies, this book is ideal for courses in English/literacy education, college composition, L2 writing instruction, and educational linguistics.