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Diary of a Bilingual School:
How a Constructivist Curriculum, a
Multicultural Perspective, and a
Commitment to Dual Immersion Education
Combined to Foster Fluent Bilingualism in
Spanish- and English-Speaking Children
By Sharon Adelman Reyes and James Crawford
DiversityLearningK12, 2012; 6" x 9"; 136pp; ISBN: 978-0-9847317-0-1
Order at a 25% Discount – Apply Code: P5TT9A77
" ... A
wonderful resource that should serve as a reminder to everyone that
children love to learn. We just need to let them."
"A must read for parents and teachers who value bilingualism, biculturalism,
and positive identity construction for their children. Highly recommended."
– Choice
"Refreshing and inspiring ... If you are interested in learning
how educators and
parents can promote language acquisition,
creating inventors who think creatively
and (gasp!) even achieve
excellent results on academic tests, this is the book for you."
– Creative Educator
"The beauty of Diary of a Bilingual School is that anyone can read this book and gain something from it. Parents of bilingual children will learn tools on how to help their children’s education thrive. Bilingual educators and administrators will gain insights and tips on how to create the best bilingual classroom experience possible. Bilingual expert and layman alike will appreciate the combination of theory, research and hands-on examples for making education better overall."
– Multilingual Living Magazine
Dual immersion, a popular new way to cultivate bilingualism, is capturing the attention of parents and educators alike. By bringing together children from diverse backgrounds to learn each other’s languages in a natural setting, it has proved far more effective at cultivating fluency than traditional approaches.
But how do these programs actually work? What goes on in dual immersion classrooms? And what is it that makes them so effective?
Diary of a Bilingual School answers these questions with a unique mix of narratives and analysis. Depicting a year in the life of a second-grade classroom, it demonstrates what can happen when the instruction is bilingual and the curriculum is constructivist.
The book focuses on Chicago’s Inter-American Magnet School, one of the nation’s most acclaimed dual immersion programs, where children thrive in an environment that unlocks their intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. Simultaneously, without conscious effort, they become proficient in two languages and at home in a culture that differs from their own.
For those who want to discover the benefits of dual immersion for their children or for their students — or who want to learn more about child-centered approaches to teaching — Diary of a Bilingual School is a must.
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2011
Immigration:
The Ultimate Teen Guide
By Tatyana Kleyn
(Scarecrow Press)
Examines the myths and realities of immigration, as well as the laws and policies that regulate it. This book for young adults explores issues including cultural clashes and discrimination, the debate on language, undocumented immigrants, and what it means to be an American.
2010
Teaching in Two Languages:
A Guide for K12 Bilingual Educators
By Sharon Adelman Reyes
and Tatyana Kleyn
(Corwin Press)
Grounded in the latest research, this book provides classroom-ready strategies for balancing instruction in two languages and meeting the unique challenges of educating English language learners.
" ... A source of both inspiration and practical strategies for those who are educating our newest emergent bilingual citizens."
– Sonia Nieto, University of Massachusetts
2008
Constructivist Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners
By Sharon Adelman Reyes
and Trina Lynn Vallone
(Corwin Press)
This highly readable text eatures in-depth guidance on using constructivist methods with ELLs, including classroom examples, grade-level connections, and strategies that promote educational equity.
"An exciting journey inside classrooms where knowledgeable, caring, and advocacy-oriented teachers effectively engage English language learners through culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy."
– Carlos J. Ovando, Arizona State University
2007
Summer Reading: Program and Evidence
By Fay H. Shin and Stephen D. Krashen
(Allyn & Bacon)
Inspired by school-established summer reading camps designed to help struggling readers, the authors have built a research-based plan to guide schools in replicating this successful strategy.
"A potent message to administrators, classroom teachers, reading specialists, and librarians to design summer reading programs based on a balanced view of reading instruction.”
– Sheila Bostrom, Brush Schools, Colorado
2004
Educating English Learners: Language Diversity in the Classroom (5th ed.)
By James Crawford
This bestselling introduction to the field, widely used in foundations courses for ELL educators, incorporates the latest developments in research, pedagogy, legislation, and school reform. Includes an Online Resource Guide to stimulate further research, featuring links to legislation, court decisions, Congressional hearings, Census publications, historical documents, and ERIC digests.
"By far the most complete, the most thorough,
and the most insightful volume of its kind
ever done in the field."
– Stephen Krashen
1992
Hold Your Tongue: Bilingualism and the Politics of English Only
By James Crawford
(Addison-Wesley)
Follows the conflict over bilingualism from the halls of Congress to the streets of Miami to the classrooms of Lowell, Massachusetts, tracing the largely untold history of American responses to linguistic diversity and exposing the hidden agendas of today's English Only movement.
"A very important book that is more timely than ever."
– Los Angeles Times
"Rich in anecdotes, majestic in its sweep and scope. ... A ground-breaking study of the English Only movement."
– Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
2011
Bilingual and ESL Classrooms
Teaching in Multicultural Contexts
(5th ed.)
By Carlos Ovando and Mary Carol Combs
(McGraw-Hill)
A time-tested classic text (not an edited volume) that integrates the fields of ESL, bilingual, and multicultural education and provides rich examples of effective practices, along with a balanced overview of research on teaching in multilingual and multicultural contexts.
2008
Advocating for English Learners:
Selected Essays
By James Crawford
(Multilingual Matters)
Subjects include demographic change and its implications, American responses to language diversity, controversies over bilingual education, high-stakes testing and its impact on ELLs, and the precarious status of language rights in the USA.
"... Valuable insights on language policy in the
education of immigrant children ... A compelling book to read."
– Theresa Austin, Teachers College Record
2007
English Learners in American Classrooms:
101 Questions, 101 Answers
By James Crawford and Stephen Krashen
(Scholastic)
A state-of-the-art guide to the field, using a straightforward Q&A format designed to focus sharply on the major issues, such as the research on effectiveness of various programs, and assessment and accountability for ELLs.
"A comprehensive overview ... Takes on and ruptures the myths that are perpetuated about language acquisition and linguistic-minority communities in the United States."
– Pepe Leisyna, Book Smarts
2004
The Power of Reading:
Insights from the Research
By Stephen D. Krashen
(Libraries Unlimited)
Continuing the case for free voluntary reading, this new, updated, and much-looked-for second edition explores new research done on the topic in the last 10 years as well as looking anew at some of the original research reviewed.
"An essential read. ... A book to share, discuss, argue about, and use as evidence for strong library book programs and [with] books that kids are interested in reading.”
– Teacher Librarian/Professional Reading
2000
At War with Diversity:
U.S. Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety
By James Crawford
(Multilingual Matters)
Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only activism in U.S. politics. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy.
"A valuable book for any language-minority education professional who yearns for a better understanding of the political nature and the ongoing debates surrounding language policy in the United States." – Harvard Educational Review
1992
Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy
By James Crawford (ed.)
(University of Chicago Press)
This collection of 85 essays, speeches, reports, editorials, and other documents provides a comprehensive guide to the complex debate – fueled in the past decade – over whether English should be designated the official language of the United States. Topics include the historical roots of U.S. language policy, symbolic implications of language conflict, minority language rights, and language diversity in education.
"Truly superb. ... Belongs on the shelf of every person even mildly interested in the political struggle over language."
– Sanford Levinson, The Nation
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