TY - BOOK AU - McNaughton,S. TI - Meeting of minds SN - 0478247419 U1 - 372.6 23 PY - 2002/// CY - Wellington, N.Z. PB - Learning Media KW - Reading (Elementary) KW - Literacy KW - Social aspects KW - Learning, Psychology of KW - Multicultural education KW - New Zealand N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-225) and index; Part One. Introduction -- Part Two. Making connections by building on the familiar -- Part Three. Unlocking the unfamiliar -- Part Four. Great expectations -- --; Prologue: Getting at the problem -- --; Part One; Introduction --; 1; Setting the scene for a meeting of minds -- --; Part Two; Making connections by building on the familiar --; 2; The meeting ground - curriculum and classroom activities --; 3; Strategies for incorporating the familiar --; 4; Getting a balance - incorporating the familiar --; 5; Being an expert -- --; Part Three; Unlocking the unfamiliar --; 6; Creating a shared understanding --; 7; Strategies for developing shared awareness --; 8; Awareness and reading comprehension -- --; Part Four; Great expectations --; 10; Efficacy and excellence in acquiring literacy N2 - "Explores and explains effective literacy learning for culturally and linguistically diverse children in their early years of schoo.l"--Back cover ER -