The social organization of mathematics classrooms and English language learners' opportunities to participate

In this paper, I discuss the significance of classroom organization in English Language Learners' (ELLs) opportunities to participate in mathematics classrooms through a review of relevant contemporary literature. In particular, I will focus on the following areas of classroom organization: lan...

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Main Author: Miwa Takeuchi (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Canadian Society for Studies in Education, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:In this paper, I discuss the significance of classroom organization in English Language Learners' (ELLs) opportunities to participate in mathematics classrooms through a review of relevant contemporary literature. In particular, I will focus on the following areas of classroom organization: language organization, instructional organization, and discourse organization. By highlighting the relationship between classroom organization and English language learners' opportunities to participate in the mathematics classroom, I will provide insight into when and under which contexts ELLs are acknowledged (or not) with their existing resources.
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