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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Emergent Bilinguals | |
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| What's in a Name? | |
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| This Book | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Who Are the Emergent Bilinguals? | |
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| How Do We Know Who They Are? | |
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| How Many Are There? | |
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| How Are They Designated? | |
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| How Are They Reclassified? | |
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| Where Do They Live and Go to School? | |
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| What Languages do they Speak? | |
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| What Are Their Demographic Characteristics? | |
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| Do They Live in Homes Where English Is Spoken? | |
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| What Are Their Language Skills in English and Their Home Languages? | |
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| Who Are the Latinos? | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Knowing Who They Are | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Programs and Policies for Educating Emergent Bilinguals | |
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| Educational Programs for Emergent Bilinguals | |
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| A Brief History of Educational Policies for Emergent Bilinguals | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Understanding the Shifts in Programs and Policies | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Language and Bilingualism: Theoretical Constructs and Empirical Evidence | |
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| Theoretical Language Constructs | |
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| Empirical Evidence on Achievement in Academic English | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Building on Dynamic Bilingualism | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Language and Bilingualism: Practices | |
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| Inequitable Language/Literacy Practices | |
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| Alternative Language/Literacy Practices | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Incorporating Multilingual Pedagogies | |
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| Curriculum and Pedagogy | |
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| Theoretical Curricular and Pedagogical Constructs | |
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| Inequitable Curricular and Pedagogical Practices | |
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| Alternative Curricular and Pedagogical Practices | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Embracing Challenge and Care | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Involving Parents and Communities | |
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| Research and Theories on Parental and Community Involvement | |
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| Inequitable Practices in Parental and Community Involvement | |
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| Alternative Approaches to Parent and Community Engagement | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Recreating the School Community | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Assessments | |
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| Theoretical Constructs in Assessment | |
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| Inequitable Assessment Practices | |
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| Alternative Assessment Practices | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Accounting for Fair Assessment | |
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| Study Questions | |
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| Alternative Paths for Educating Emergent Bilinguals | |
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| What Have We Learned? | |
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| Signposts: Policy Recommendations | |
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| Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Alternative Paths | |
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| Notes | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |