Engaging Students in Academic Literacies: SFL Genre Pedagogy for K-8 Classrooms

The second edition of this important and practical text provides specific information to guide teachers in planning and carrying out genre writing instruction in English for K-8 students within the content areas.Informed by systemic functional linguistics (SFL)-a framework conducive to instruction that views language as a meaning-making resource-this book guides teachers by presenting concrete ways to teach writing in the language arts, science, and social science curricula.Introducing theory of language that is effective in addressing the writing development of all students, especially multilingual/multicultural groups, the book provides essential scaffolding for teachers to design and implement effective, inclusive curricula while building their own knowledge.Fully up to date, the second edition features new genres appropriate for middle school, examples of student writing, an expanded focus on genre pedagogy, a new chapter on bilingual learners, guidance for teaching in the middle g