A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism

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Written in a very reader-friendly style, the book is a practical introduction for parents and teachers to bilingualism. Straightforward and realistic answers are given to a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions about bilingualism and bilingual education. Areas covered include family, language, culture, identity, reading , writing, schooling and issues. In the third edition, there is new or more detailed consideration of: * Moving between countries, cultural adaptation * Identity issues * One parent - one language (OPOL) families * Pre schools / kindergartens / nursery schools * Helping with homework * Dyslexia * Language scaffolding * Multilingualism and trilingualism; trilingual families * Adoption * WWW links, articles and books for further reading

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