Educating emergent bilinguals
Subtitle: policies, programs, and practices for English language learners
By: Ofelia García , Jo Anne Kleifgen ; foreword by Jim Cummins
Contributors: Kleifgen, Jo Anne
Series: Language and literacy series
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780807751138; 9780807751145
Description: This book shows how present educational policies and practices to educate language minority students in the United States ignore an essential characteristic- their emergent bilingualism. In this guide, the authors compile the most up-to-date research findings to demonstrate how ignoring children's bilingualism perpetuates inequities in their schooling. It also offers a thorough description of alternative practices that would transform our schools and student's futures, such as building on student's home languages and literacy practices in schools, as well as incorporating curricular and pedagogical innovations, new approaches to parent and community engagement, and alternative assessment tools. -- from Back Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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.