Acquiring argumentative reading and writing practices reflects a key component of recent
curricular reforms in schools and universities throughout the United States and the world as …

The terminology that we use to refer to English learners has shifted over the past two
decades, from limited English proficient to English language learner to what is now the …

Though the dynamics of immigrant family life has gained attention from scholars, little is
known about the younger generation, often considered" invisible." Translating Childhoods, a …

The Common Core State Standards require schools to include writing in a variety of genres
across the disciplines. Engaging Students in Academic Literacies provides specific …

This article reports findings from a qualitative study of Spanish-English code-switching “or
Spanglish” among bilingual Latina/Latino sixth graders at a middle school in East Los …

This popular text, now in its fourth edition,“unpacks” the various dimensions of literacy—
linguistic and other sign systems; cognitive; sociocultural; and developmental—and at the …

In this chapter, we examine notions of educational risk in the context of literacy theories and
research. Deficit notions about the cognitive potential of individuals from nondominant1 …

This chapter specifically explores linguicist ideologies that are reproduced in bilingual
classrooms and tout standard language as superior to nonstandard language varieties …

Emergent bilingual students draw on their linguistic repertoires, moving fluidly between
named languages and varieties to meet communicative ends. However, these …

Increasingly, educational research suggests that translanguaging pedagogies can provide
meaningful supports for English language learners. Yet, few studies examine how …