Whole Language Teaching, Whole-hearted Practice

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Whole Language Teaching, Whole-hearted Practice is written by Monica Taylor and published by Peter Lang. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0820463108 (ISBN 10) and 9780820463100 (ISBN 13).

This seminal collection brings together the multiple perspectives of whole language educators over the course of the past thirty-five years. The essays illustrate the complex ways in which whole language teachers have been and continue to be political activists through their interactions with students; the teachers' beliefs about teaching, learning, and curriculum; their commitment to critical thinking and social justice; their collaborative engagements with other teachers; their role as leaders of change in schools and communities; and, finally, their activism in society. Although many believe that we are living in a climate where the term «whole language» is considered taboo, the contributors to this book demonstrate hopefulness for the future of whole language: as Yetta and Ken Goodman write in the concluding chapter, «whole language is alive and well.»