Crossroads: Literature and Language in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms

Provides a model for teaching with literature in today's culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Introduces readers to reader-response theory and practice and theoretical principles concerning how children acquire English as a second language and biliteracy development. Provides rich case studies of three different language learners: a native English speaker, an English learner, and a bilingual English/Spanish student. Teachers of a multi-cultural classroom.