Whole Language Teaching, Whole-Hearted Practice: Looking Back, Looking Forward

by Monica Taylor

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.»

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820463108
• ISBN13: 9780820463100
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 219 Pages