Transforming Schools for Multilingual Learners: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators

The second edition of this book provides a comprehensive guide to support multilingual learners to reach their full potential, including selecting the appropriate program model, partnering with families, and infusing federal and state laws into all practices. It also explores strategies to move from a deficit- to an asset-based approach, identify and support MLs with learning differences and disabilities, and build long-lasting family-school partnerships.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 06 March 2023
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc

Much has changed in the ten years since this book was first published. A celebrated triumph, it provided state, district, school, and teacher leaders with a comprehensive guide to support multilingual learners to reach their full potential. From selecting the appropriate program model to partnering with families and infusing federal and state laws governing the education of multilingual learners and the rights of their families into all we do, the key messages that made the first edition of this book a renowned success have been re-examined in the second edition with a robust lens to meet these demanding times.

This second edition supports educators to design and enact policies, practices, and structures for multilingual learners (MLs) to feel a sense of safety, belonging, value, and competence. Topics explored in the book include:

a discussion of the changes to federal and state policies and their impact on MLs and their families
strategies to move from a deficit- to an asset-based approach that values multilingualism
nine principles to design and deliver high-quality lessons in multiple languages and across disciplines
practices to identify and support MLs with learning differences and disabilities
steps for building long-lasting family-school partnerships

Reflecting changing trends in leadership, this new edition supports superintendents, principals, curriculum supervisors, coaches, mentors, teachers, and other stakeholders in their collaborative efforts to create and sustain successful language assistance programs.

Weight: 612g
Dimension: 277 x 215 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781071884607
Edition number: 2 Revised edition