Routledge - Bilingualism in the Primary School Handbook

Bilingualism in the Primary School: A Handbook for Teachers provides essential insights for educators working with multilingual students. Rather than viewing multiple languages as a barrier to assimilation, this book presents bilingualism as a significant asset. When properly nurtured, these language skills benefit a child's linguistic awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cognitive functioning. This handbook offers primary teachers a direct window into the lived experiences of the bilingual children in their classrooms. By understanding these perspectives, educators can better utilize the unique strengths that both children and their parents bring to the school community. The content is designed to help teachers leverage these assets to give students a strong start within the National Curriculum. Many contributors to this volume are bilingual themselves, providing authentic and practical perspectives for the modern primary classroom.