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Children's multilingual development and education : fostering linguistic resources in home and school contexts / Alison L. Bailey, Anna V. Osipova ; foreword by Fred Genesee.

By: Bailey, Alison L [author.]Contributor(s): Osipova, Anna V [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018Description: 341 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781108449274 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Multilingualism in children | Bilingualism in children | Multilingual education | Languages | LanguagesDDC classification: 404.2'083 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.
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Originally published: 2016.

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.

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