Description:
This practical guide offers adaptable strategies for families raising children in multilingual homes. It draws on the latest research and the author's own experience and provides a blueprint for parents with different heritage languages to support children's language development, alongside their cognitive, social-emotional, and identity growth.
Brief description:
Xiao-lei Wang is Dean and Full Professor at the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences at Adelphi University in New York, United States. Her research focuses on multilingual language acquisition, nonverbal communication, and parent-child interaction. She has written numerous books, including three books written for parents of multilingual children.
Review Quotes: Drawing on decades of research grounded in her own family, Dr. Wang offers flexible, meaningful, exploratory strategies informed by multilingual development across ages. The book celebrates the unique challenges multilingual families face and, through a conversational style, invites parents to reflect on strengths and needs rather than follow a recipe.-- "Clara Vaz Bauler, Adelphi University, USA"