Language, culture, and education : challenges of diversity in the United States / edited by Elizabeth Ijalba, Queens College, City University of New York, Patricia Velasco, Queens College, City University of New York, Catherine J. Crowley, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ijalba, Elizabeth, editor.

Velasco, Patricia, editor.

Crowley, Catherine J., editor.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

Children of immigrants--Education--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Children of immigrants--Education.

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

Language arts--United States.

Language arts.

Education, Bilingual--United States.

Education, Bilingual.

Physical Description:

xxi, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Exploring language, culture and education among immigrants in the United States, this volume discusses the range of experiences in raising children with more than one language in major ethno-linguistic groups in New York. Research and practice from the fields of speech-language pathology, bilingual education, and public health in immigrant families are brought together to provide guidance for speech-language pathologists in differentiating language disorders from language variation, and for parents on how to raise their children with more than one language. Commonalities among dissimilar groups, such as Chinese, Korean, and Hispanic immigrants are analyzed, as well as the language needs of Arab-Americans, the home literacy practices of immigrant parents who speak Mixteco and Spanish, and the crucial role of teachers in bridging immigrants' classroom and home contexts. These studies shed new light on much-needed policy reforms to improve the involvement of culturally and linguistically diverse families in decisions affecting their children's education.

Contents:

Introduction to the immigrant experience / Elizabeth Ijalba

Immigration, bilingual education, policy, and educational planning. Political, social and educational challenges in the struggle to develop bilingual education as a pedagogical model in the United States / Elizabeth Ijalba and Patricia Velasco

Distinguishing a true disability from "something else": Part I. Current challenges to providing valid, reliable, and culturally and linguistically appropriate disability evaluations / Catherine J. Crowley and Miriam Baigorri

Distinguishing a true disability from "something else": Part II. Toward a model of culturally and linguistically appropriate speech-language disability evaluations / Catherine J. Crowley and Miriam Baigorri

Bilingualism, literacy ecologies, and parental engagement among immigrant families. Raising children bilingually: what parents and educators should know about bilingualism in children / Anny Castilla-Earls

Language acquisition in emergent bilingual triplets / Rosemarie Sepulveda and Elizabeth Ijalba

Multilingualism in Chinese families and raising their children bilingually / Elizabeth Ijalba and Qi Li

Bilingualism in Korean-American children and maternal perceptions on education / Elizabeth Ijalba and Nakyung Yoo

Transgenerational bilingual reading practices: a case study of an undocumented Mixteco family / Patricia Velasco and Bobbie Kabuto

Parent education with Latino families of children with language impairment / Elizabeth Ijalba and Angela Giraldo

Cultural perceptions on disability, the home language, and health care alternatives among immigrants. Perceptions on autism in Hispanic immigrant mothers of preschool children with autism spectrum disorders / Elizabeth Ijalba

How early childhood interventions endanger the home language and home-culture: a call to value the role of families / Victoria Puig

A critical review of cultural and linguistic guidelines in serving Arab-Americans / Reem Khamis-Dakwar

Building home-school connections within a multicultural education framework: challenges and opportunities before and after President Trump's election / Patricia Velasco

Health and alternatives to healthcare for Mexican immigrants in New York / Esperanza Tuñón Pablos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781107081871

1107081874

9781107442153

110744215X

OCLC:

1090435825