Espinosa and Ascenzi-Moreno demonstrate how our emergent bilingual students who speak two or more languages in their daily lives-- thrive when they are able to use "translanguaging" to tap the power of their entire linguistic and sociocultural repertoires. Additionally, the authors present rich and thoughtful literacy practices that propel emergent bilinguals into reading and writing success. The core of this approach is honoring and leveraging the language and cultural resources emergent bilinguals bring to school-- and rooting instruction in their strengths. Knowing more than one language is, indeed, a gift to the classroom!

Acknowledgments -- Foreword / by Ofelia García -- Introduction. Rooted in strenght -- Part I. Translanguaging into literacy. Translanguaging: key principles and new possibilities ; Knowing your students and creating a multilingual learning environment -- Part II. Reading into meaning. The reading process for emergent bilinguals ; Supporting the emergent bilinguals through shared reading and guided reading ; Translanguaging in read-alouds, independent reading, and author and literature studies ; Reading assessment: seeing the emergent bilingual reader -- Part III. Writing into understanding. The writing process for emergent bilinguals ; The beginnings of writing ; Writing techniques, tools, and possibilities ; Writing assessment: seeing the emergent bilingual writer -- Closing reflection. Rooting your work in students' strengths -- Appendix -- Children's books cited -- References -- Index.