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Educating Emergent Bilinguals Policies, Programs, and Practices for English Language Learners

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ISBN-10: 0807751138

ISBN-13: 9780807751138

Edition: 2010

Authors: Ofelia Garcia, Jo Anne Kleifgen, Jim Cummins

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This comprehensive and insightful book shows how present educational policies and practices to educate language minority students in the United States ignore an essential characteristic—their emergent bilingualism. Expanding on a popular report supported by the Campaign for Educational Equity (Teachers College), this accessible guide compiles the most up-to-date research findings to demonstrate how ignoring children’s bilingualism perpetuates inequities in their schooling. What makes this book truly useful is that it offers a thorough description of alternative practices that would transform our schools and students’ futures, such as building on students’ home languages and literacy…    
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Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 10/24/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.13" wide x 8.96" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Ofelia Garcia is Professor of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Among her recent books are Bilingual Education in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective and (with Jo Anne Kleifgen) Imagining Multilingual Schools; Language Loyalty, Continuity, and Change; and The Multilingual Apple.

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