Sociocultural Contexts of Language and Literacy, Second Edition engages prospective and in-service teachers in learning about linguistically and culturally diverse students, and in using this knowledge to enrich literacy learning in classrooms and

Contents: Preface. Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Language and Literacy.B. Pérez, Literacy, Diversity, and Programmatic Responses. B. Pérez, Language, Literacy, and Biliteracy. B. Pérez, Writing Across Writing Systems. Part II: Language and Literacy Acquisition in Diverse Communities.T.L. McCarty, L.J. Watahomigie, Language and Literacy in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. M.E. Torres-Guzmán, Language, Culture, and Literacy in Puerto Rican Communities. T.T. Dien, Language and Literacy in Vietnamese American Communities. J-M. Chang, Language and Literacy in Chinese American Communities. H.L. Smith, Literacy and Instruction in African American Communities: Shall We Overcome? A. Dávila de Silva, Emergent Spanish Writing of a Second Grader in a Whole-Language Classroom. Part III: Literacy Development in Multilingual, Multicultural Classrooms.B. Pérez, A. Nordlander, Making Decisions About Literacy Instructional Practices. B. Pérez, Creating a Classroom Community for Literacy. B. Pérez, Literacy, Curriculum, and Language Diversity.

Teresa L. McCarty, Lucille J. Watahomigie, To thi Dien, Bertha Perez, Maria E. Torres-Guzman