Affirming the Rights of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Children and Families

Affirming the Rights of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Children and Families explores how the philosophy, principles, and practices of the internationally acclaimed Municipal Preschools and Infant Toddler Centers of Reggio Emilia, Italy, advance the social justice and linguistic human rights of emergent bilingual and multilingual children and their families, particularly immigrants and refugees. 

The book is driven by the authors’ research-based discourse including an interview with Reggio Emilia educators and direct observations in the Preschools and Infant–toddler Centers in Italy. Of general interest to educators and researchers around the world who work to ensure the rights of emergent language learners, this is an essential text for upper-level and graduate students, early childhood educators, educational and community leaders, administrators, and researchers.

Edited by Brenda Fyfe, Yin Lam Lee-Johnson, Juana Reyes, Geralyn (Gigi) Schroeder Yu; Routledge, 2023; softbound, 258 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations

Dimensions: 9 x 6 x .5 inches