Description
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- Emergent Bilinguals
- What’s in a Name?
- This Book
- 2. Who Are the Emergent Bilinguals?
- How Do We Know Who They Are?
- How Many Emergent Bilinguals 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?
- What Is Their Use of Language?
- Who Are the Latinx Emergent Bilinguals?
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Knowing Who They Are
- 3. Programs and Policies for Educating Emergent Bilinguals
- Educational Programs for Emergent Bilinguals
- A Brief History of Educational Policies for Emergent Bilinguals
- Programs and Policies for Emergent Bilinguals: Understanding the Shifts
- 4. Bilingualism and Achievement: Theoretical Constructs and Empirical Evidence
- Theoretical Constructs
- Empirical Evidence on the Relationship Between Bilingualism and Achievement
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Building on Bilingualism for Academic Success
- 5. Language and Bilingualism: Practices
- Inequitable Language/Literacy Practices
- Alternative Language/Literacy Practices
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Incorporating Multilingual Pedagogies
- 6. Affordances of Technology
- Theoretical Underpinnings
- Inequitable Access to Digital Technologies
- How Digital Technologies Can Benefit Emergent Bilinguals
- Resourcing Emergent Bilinguals’ Classrooms
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: The Important Role of Technology
- 7. Curriculum and Other Practices
- Theoretical Curricular and Pedagogical Constructs
- Inequitable Curricular Opportunities and Resources
- Alternative Curricular Practices and Preparing Caring Educators
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Embracing Challenge and Care
- 8. Family and Community Engagement
- Research and Theories on Parental and Community Involvement
- Inequities in School and Family/Community Relations
- Alternative Approaches to Parent and Community Engagement
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Re-creating the School-Family-Community Connections
- 9. Assessments
- Theoretical Constructs in Assessment
- Inequitable Assessment Practices
- Alternative Assessment Practices
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Accounting for Fair Assessment
- 10. Signposts: Conclusion and Recommendations
- What Have We Learned?
- Signposts: Policy Recommendations
- Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Alternative Paths
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Authors




