Rooted in strength : using translanguaging to grow multilingual readers and writers / Cecilia M. Espinosa, Laura Ascenzi-Moreno ; foreword by Ofelia García.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Espinosa, Cecilia M., author.

Ascenzi-Moreno, Laura, author.

García, Ofelia, author of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Bilingual--United States.

Education, Bilingual.

Multilingual education--United States.

Multilingual education.

Literacy--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Literacy.

Language arts (Elementary).

Language arts (Primary).

Reading (Elementary).

Translanguaging (Linguistics).

United States.

Physical Description:

224 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Using translanguaging to grow multilingual readers and writers

Place of Publication:

New York : Scholastic, [2021]

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Foreword / by Ofelia García

Introduction. Rooted in strenght

Part I. Translanguaging into literacy. Translanguaging: key principles and new possibilities ; Knowing your students and creating a multilingual learning environment

Part II. Reading into meaning. The reading process for emergent bilinguals ; Supporting the emergent bilinguals through shared reading and guided reading ; Translanguaging in read-alouds, independent reading, and author and literature studies ; Reading assessment: seeing the emergent bilingual reader

Part III. Writing into understanding. The writing process for emergent bilinguals ; The beginnings of writing ; Writing techniques, tools, and possibilities ; Writing assessment: seeing the emergent bilingual writer

Closing reflection. Rooting your work in students' strengths

Appendix

Children's books cited

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221) and index.

ISBN:

1338753878

9781338753875

OCLC:

1224301060

Publisher Number:

90101609214