Description
With up-to-date research, Canadian examples, and an engaging narrative, this text provides a well-rounded introduction to how language theory shapes teaching in both primary and secondary classrooms, offering teacher-candidates the theoretical foundation required to develop their own teaching strategies for English Language Arts.
About the authors
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Rebecca Luce-Kapler has published over forty poems in a number of literary journals across Canada and is author of The Gardens Where She Dreams. Her book, Writing With, Through, and Beyond the Text: An Ecology of Language, has been used in numerous academic contexts. Currently, she is the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University in Kingston, and finds that her work as a poet keeps her connected to beauty and calm, as does her home on a lake north of Kingston, Ontario.
Editorial Reviews
"A strength of this text is its inclusion of multiliteracies and current issues surrounding the use of technology and social media in the classroom. . . . I was very impressed at the currency of the text and the comprehensiveness of the references and authors included." --Tina Benevides, Nipissing University
"A pleasure to read. The authors have done a very nice job of considering current research in the field." --Beverley A. Brenna, University of Saskatchewan