Assessing Multilingual Learners: Bridges to Empowerment

The bestselling second edition of Assessing Multilingual Learners emphasizes relationship-building for linguistically and culturally sustainable assessment. The updated third edition offers educators ways to support multilingual learners to succeed, tying assessment to teaching and learning through assets-based language, student-centered activities, classroom assessment tools, and authentic practices. It encourages deep questioning and discussion to inspire multilingual learners, families, and teachers to reach great heights.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 344 pages
Publication date: 19 January 2024
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc

With its emphasis on relationship building as the backdrop for linguistically and culturally sustainable assessment, the bestselling second edition of Assessing Multilingual Learners significantly impacted the field of language education. Applying the groundbreaking assessment as, for, and of learning model to new contexts, this updated third edition offers educators welcoming and encouraging ways to support multilingual learners to succeed in school and beyond.

Through eight thoroughly revised chapters, Dr. Margo Gottlieb ties assessment to teaching and learning to foster agency and empowerment for multilingual learners, families, and teachers. This book envisions assessment as a process integral to and embedded in curriculum and instruction through:

Assets-based language
Student-centered activities
Classroom assessment tools
Portraits of practice illustrating authentic assessment practices
References and resources for stimulating discussion
Deep questioning for thinking through processes, dilemmas, or challenges

Assessing Multilingual Learners explores the realities and possibilities of classroom assessment as a road to inspire multilingual learners, their families, and teachers to reach great heights.

Weight: 884g
Dimension: 214 x 278 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781071897270
Edition number: 3 Revised edition