Because dual-language books (DLBs) print the entire text in two languages nearby on the page, they have great potential for supporting children's biliteracy development by providing contexts to compare/contrast languages. However, little is known about how children read DLBs independently and how they may/may not use such characteristics to…

The authors describe a culturally sustaining bilingual family engagement project that draws upon Latinx families' experiential and cultural wealth and integrates that knowledge within the literacy curriculum of a bilingual fourth grade classroom. Through the use of monthly writing prompts, Project "Recuerdo," engages families in sharing…

As K-5 dual language programs gain popularity in the United States, language teaching, however, often still prioritizes discrete and decontextualized learning that is not built on students' interests and experiences or their multilingual and multimodal resources. This article reports on a classroom-based ethnographic case study and illustrates how…

Presents a brief overview of research and theory associated with providing second-language learners with instruction in their primary language. Describes five general strategies for providing bilingual students with first-language support. Notes that the examples come from teachers who have a strong commitment to supporting the development of all…

Discusses briefly issues related to bilingual education and making English the official United States language. Describes an innovative and successful bilingual education program in a public school district in Oregon. (SR)

Describes an inservice project to teach four new strategies to English teachers in Brunei where the teachers themselves were not native speakers of English. Presents a look at the Brunei bilingual school system, learning English in the Brunei bilingual classroom, teaching reading in Brunei's upper primary classrooms, and reasons for inservice…

Describes a one-year research project in a Western Australia primary school in a low socioeconomic area, which has a Khmer-English bilingual program to develop and extend children's English and Khmer language and literacy. Discusses findings concerning the children's written progress in both languages, and children's perceptions of their identity…