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Educating emergent bilinguals : policies, programs, and practices for English language learners /

Kleifgen, Jo Anne. (Added Author).
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
The Center Library 371.97 Gar 2010 145485 Stacks Checked out 12/03/2013
The Center Library 371.97 Gar 2010 146668 Stacks Checked out 01/02/2018

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  • ISBN: 9780807751138 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0807751138
  • ISBN: 9780807751145 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0807751146 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xi, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, c2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-164) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- Who are the emergent bilinguals? -- Programs and policies for educating emergent bilinguals -- Language and bilingualism: theoretical constructs and empirical evidence -- Language and bilingualism: practices -- Curriculum and pedagogy -- Involving parents and communities -- Assessments -- Alternative paths for educating emergent bilinguals.
Summary, etc.: 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.--[book cover]
Subject: Education, Bilingual.
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers.
English language > Acquisition.
Second language acquisition.

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