An authentic English Language Arts curriculum : finding your way in a standards-driven context / Arthur T. Costigan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The English orientation -- The foundations of practice: where we come from and where we are now -- English Language Arts: what is it, how is it learned, and how do you teach it? -- Expanding our understanding of intermodality -- The ELA classroom in the context of contemporary schooling: educational reform, standards -- And assessment -- Multiple literacies as culturally sustaining pedagogy in English language arts / Limarys Caraballo.

"Offering a comprehensive framework for the creation and implementation of one's own authentic and effective ELA curriculum, this book provides ways of thinking for preservice and new teachers to transition from the theory behind curricular design to engaged teaching and learning in the classroom. In addition to strategies for preservice teachers to develop their own pedagogies, lessons, and teaching techniques, Costigan also demonstrates how to design tools for teaching in the current testing- and standards-driven context of the educational reform movement. Containing real-life examples of reading and writing instruction, this book empowers preservice teachers to translate the concepts of curriculum design to actual ELA classroom practices that will engage students" -- Provided by pubisher.