Reimagining Early Childhood Education for Dual Language Preschoolers
Enhancing Children’s Agency Through Inquiry, Writing, and Reading
- Textbook
Reimagining Early Childhood Education for Dual Language Preschoolers
Enhancing Children’s Agency Through Inquiry, Writing, and Reading
- Textbook
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Description
Reimagining Early Childhood Education for Dual Language Preschoolers: Enhancing Children's Agency through Inquiry, Writing, and Reading introduces the Interdisciplinary Biliteracy Sequence (IBS), a framework designed to support bilingual learning in preschool classrooms. The authors share insights from a year-long research project where dual language teachers implemented the IBS with preschool emergent bilinguals. Through classroom examples, they illustrate how this approach integrates active exploration, knowledge-building, and biliteracy development. Emphasizing the power of play and multimodal learning, they highlight how educators can leverage children's cultural and linguistic assets to foster meaningful learning.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1 The Interdisciplinary Biliteracy Sequence in Action
2 Why an Interdisciplinary Biliteracy Sequence?
3 Phase 1: Exploring and Learning
4 Phase 2: Drawing and Writing
5 Phase 3: Reading and Conversing
6 Extending the Phases into Thematic Learning Centers
Appendices
Appendix A: Transition Songs
Appendix B: CROWD Prompts
Appendix C: Sample Schedule
Appendix D: Sample Unit
Appendix E: IBS Blank Planning Template
Appendix F: IBS Implementation Tool
Appendix G: IBS Simplified Checklist
Appendix H: Sample Observations during Read-alouds
References
Index
Product details
| Published | 27 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 168 |
| ISBN | 9798881856861 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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