Lift 2 With The Spark Platform

By (author) Gibbins, Tracey; By (author) Schroeder, Gregg
Description:
Lift prepares multilingual teenagers with academic language and literacy skills to study cross-curricular subjects. Through global literature and non-fiction, supported by stories told through photography and video, Lift provides a structured approach to skill-building through scaffolded instruction.
Biographical note:
Tracey Gibbins is a writer and consultant specializing in English education. Tracey holds a Master of Arts in English Education from New York University and a Master of Science in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh. Tracey has taught English in the United States and the United Kingdom and English Language Arts to middle and high school students in New York City. She has over a decade of experience as an author and developer of English materials for international publishers. Tracey lives with her family in New York. Gregg Schroeder is a writer, editor and college lecturer specializing in English language teaching. He started in education as a junior high school teacher in Japan, and after a period as an in-house editor for an international publisher, went on to collaborate as a writer on courses, readers and other materials for Asia, Latin America and beyond. Gregg earned his bachelor’s degree in San Luis Obispo, California, and a master of fine arts in creative writing at City University of Hong Kong.