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Contributors include Steven Z. Athanases, Mark Conley, Brian A. Collins, Marnie W. Curry, Ann E. Ebe, Ivana Espinet, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Norma González, Lee Gunderson, and Shelley Hong Xu. Discover the inner workings of schools that successfully serve multilingual students, especially those who affiliate as Latinx. They do this through varied school-wide initiatives that include developing students’ home languages, recruiting caregivers and community members to mentor students, establishing positive and respectful climates, providing rigorous instructional interventions, and inviting students to take leadership roles.

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""The strongest merit of this collective book is that readers are inspired from the variety of solutions described, which has transformed education for multilingual students."" —International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism “…confirms the authors’ and editors’ commitment to humanizing pedagogy, relationships, and care by illuminating the often-overlooked work of educators who affirm diversity and who seek to build a better world for and with their students and families. What this volume ultimately offers are multiple examples of school programs and models that other educators, scholars, and teacher educators can adapt, leaving readers with a message much like that of a student’s poster referenced in Chapter Ten: ¡Sí Se Puede!—You Can Do It!” —Teachers College Record

"""...confirms the authors' and editors' commitment to humanizing pedagogy, relationships, and care by illuminating the often-overlooked work of educators who affirm diversity and who seek to build a better world for and with their students and families. What this volume ultimately offers are multiple examples of school programs and models that other educators, scholars, and teacher educators can adapt, leaving readers with a message much like that of a student's poster referenced in Chapter Ten: ¡Sí Se Puede!--You Can Do It!"" --Teachers College Record The strongest merit of this collective book is that readers are inspired from the variety of solutions described, which has transformed education for multilingual students. --International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism"

""The strongest merit of this collective book is that readers are inspired from the variety of solutions described, which has transformed education for multilingual students."" --International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism ""...confirms the authors' and editors' commitment to humanizing pedagogy, relationships, and care by illuminating the often-overlooked work of educators who affirm diversity and who seek to build a better world for and with their students and families. What this volume ultimately offers are multiple examples of school programs and models that other educators, scholars, and teacher educators can adapt, leaving readers with a message much like that of a student's poster referenced in Chapter Ten: ¡Sí Se Puede!--You Can Do It!"" --Teachers College Record

The strongest merit of this collective book is that readers are inspired from the variety of solutions described, which has transformed education for multilingual students. --International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

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Althier M. Lazar is a professor of teacher education at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt is professor emerita of education at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. They are co-editors of Practicing What We Teach: How Culturally Responsive Literacy Classrooms Make a Difference.

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