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Naqvi, Rahat; McKeough, Anne; Thorne, Keoma; Pfitscher, Christina – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2013
The effectiveness of dual-language book reading in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms is largely uncontested. Yet there are repeated calls for more research to determine how this resource can be used more broadly and effectively by teachers, especially in emergent-literacy learning contexts. In the present study we analysed…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Culturally Relevant Education, Language Usage, Childrens Literature
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Naqvi, Rahat; Pfitscher, Christina – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2011
This article addresses strategies for promoting culturally responsive pedagogy through the implementation of a language awareness curriculum that includes a structured reading intervention program using dual language books. The research builds on the premise that resources such as dual language books can give teachers the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Metalinguistics, Multilingualism, English (Second Language)