Children's multilingual development and education : fostering linguistic resources in home and school contexts / Alison L. Bailey, Anna V. Osipova ; foreword by Fred Genesee.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016Description: xxi, 319 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781316485347 (ebook)Subject(s): Multilingualism in children | Bilingualism in children | Multilingual educationGenre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOnline access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form.Summary: The study of families and educators who successfully sustain children's linguistic resources is a novelty in current educational research, where focus has largely been on the development of students' English language skills. In this book, Alison L. Bailey and Anna V. Osipova provide a systematic examination of the beliefs and practices of parents and educators who share the common goal of improving educational and social outcomes for multilingual children. Giving voice to parents and educators, they explore the strategies being devised to foster multilingualism and support its development both at home and in the classroom. This book presents new research findings and combines these with compelling firsthand accounts of the successes and concerns of both families and educators, making its content pertinent to a wide audience of researchers and a range of higher education courses.
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The study of families and educators who successfully sustain children's linguistic resources is a novelty in current educational research, where focus has largely been on the development of students' English language skills. In this book, Alison L. Bailey and Anna V. Osipova provide a systematic examination of the beliefs and practices of parents and educators who share the common goal of improving educational and social outcomes for multilingual children. Giving voice to parents and educators, they explore the strategies being devised to foster multilingualism and support its development both at home and in the classroom. This book presents new research findings and combines these with compelling firsthand accounts of the successes and concerns of both families and educators, making its content pertinent to a wide audience of researchers and a range of higher education courses.
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