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Reimagining Early Childhood Education for Dual Language Preschoolers

Enhancing Children’s Agency Through Inquiry, Writing, and Reading

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Reimagining Early Childhood Education for Dual Language Preschoolers

Enhancing Children’s Agency Through Inquiry, Writing, and Reading

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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

Preface
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

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Nov 27 2025
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 168
ISBN 9798881800208
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 216 x 140 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Iliana Alanís

Iliana Alanís, a native of South Texas, is a Profe…

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Irasema Salinas-González

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