Educating emergent bilinguals : policies, programs, and practices for English learners /
This accessible guide introduces readers to the issues and controversies surrounding the education of language minority students in the United States. What makes this book a perennial favorite are the succinct descriptions of alternative practices for transforming our schools and students' futu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Teachers College Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
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| Summary: | This accessible guide introduces readers to the issues and controversies surrounding the education of language minority students in the United States. What makes this book a perennial favorite are the succinct descriptions of alternative practices for transforming our schools and students' futures, such as building on students' home languages and literacy practices, incorporating curricular and pedagogical innovations, using proven-effective approaches to parent engagement, and employing alternative assessment tools. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0807764310 9780807764312 080775885X 9780807758854 |