Existing research has suggested that multilingualism is an asset in many regards (e.g., cognitively, socially, culturally), yet many U.S. schools have created linguistically exclusive environments for multilingual learners (MLLs) by prioritizing/centering English language instruction and perpetuating deficit views of multilingualism for students…

This research article highlights how two dual language kindergarten teachers in an urban Title I school incorporated family relationships and cultural practices to support children's learning through online schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. We report from ethnographic work conducted during the 2020-21 school year through virtual classroom…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perception of the principal and teachers regarding what transformational leadership practices meet the needs of EBs in a DLI PK-8th grade campus in South Texas. The research site was selected for having 40% emergent bilingual students. The campus principal has been implementing a…