Abstract
The increase in dual language learners (DLLs) in the United States is shifting the way many districts, schools, and individual educators approach teaching and learning in order to better meet the needs of emergent bilinguals. Iliana Alanís, María G. Arreguín, and Irasema Salinas-González’s wrote The essentials: Supporting dual language learners in diverse environments in preschool and kindergarten (2021) to help early childhood educators, administrators, and instructional coaches understand guiding principles of bilingual education and implement evidence-based practices for working with young DLLs. This book review highlights five strengths and provides three critiques.
Recommended Citation
Summers, J. (2021). Teaching Young Dual Language Learners: A Critical Review of the Strengths and Limitations Presented in Alanís and Colleagues’ 2021 Book, The Essentials: Supporting Dual Language Learners in Diverse Environments in Preschool & Kindergarten. Journal of English Learner Education. (13)1.
Retrieved from https://stars.library.ucf.edu/jele/vol13/iss1/7
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