This book sets a high standard for rigor and scientific approach to the study of bilingualism
and provides new insights regarding the critical issues of theory and practice, including the …

Children's early concepts are learned through their verbal experiences, knowledge is
codified in a linguistic form, and communication defines every aspect of development …

This book contains reports of research on bilingualism in infants and children as well as
perspectives from those involved in cross-linguistic research on language development …

What are the educational needs of bilingual children? What methods can be deployed to
develop their education? And-most important of all-how can their bilinguality be an asset in …

This revised edition of Bilingualism in Schools and Society is an accessible introduction to
the sociolinguistic and educational aspects of and the political issues surrounding …

Bilingualism: introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual
development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives uses …

This handbook provides an introduction to research findings related to bilingualism in
minority-language children, and describes the implications of these findings for issues of …

Bilingualism: introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual
development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives uses …

Much research that contributes to understanding how bilingual children become literate
cannot isolate the contribution of bilingualism itself to the discussion of literacy acquisition …

Bilingual education has been an educational option in many countries for over 50 years but
it remains controversial, especially in terms of its appropriateness for all children. The …