Bilinguality and Literacy Second Edition Principles and Practice [Paperback]

The new edition of Bilinguality and Literacy argues that bilingual children's literacy learning in English is necessarily an intercultural process. Children's voices are strong in this revised, updated and expanded edition and looks closely at bilingual children's writing development in view of the Ofsted statement that 'fluent bilingual pupils struggle with writing (2003).' Bilinguality and Literacy will be of interest to undergraduate students of applied linguistics, teacher training courses, and academics researching multilingualism and literacy.

Preface to the Second Edition1. My story: an introduction2. Bilinguality, literacy and principles3. Bilinguality and learning in the early years4. Developing fluency in the early years5. Bilingual readers6. Bilingual writers7. Bilingualism and English literary language8. Multicultural classrooms and policy and practice issues9. Refugee children in mainstream classrooms10. Conclusions and looking ahead