Art as a way of talking for emergent bilingual youth : a foundation for literacy in Prek-12 schools / edited by Berta Rosa Berriz, Amanda Claudia Wager, and Vivian Maria Poey.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : bienvenidos / Berta Rosa Berriz, Amanda Claudia Wager and Vivian Maria Poey -- Echoing the importance of heritage languages as a valuable asset for multilingual children in US schools and beyond : we can't afford to lose them / Shabaash Kemeh -- Preparing ideologically clear bilingual teachers to recognize "linguistic geniuses" / Cristina Alfaro and Lilia Bartolom�e -- Inclusive teaching for bilingual and multilingual learners : collage as ornithology / Mariana Souto-Manning and Jessica Martell -- Family art backpacks : building family-school connections through art and story / Dorea Kleker and Mika Phinney -- Seen from within / Mary Beth Meehan and Julie Nora -- Meeting the needs of and giving voice to linguistically diverse children through multimodal and arts-based assessments / Whitney J. Lawrence and Janelle Mathis -- Picturebook illustrations : powerful pathways for literacy learning and language acquisition / Katherine Cunningham and Grace Enriquez -- Constructing stories using language and digital art : voices of multilingual learners / Sally Brown -- "Qu�e caja? What box? : inclusivity, assessment and the political possibilities of preschool drama / Elizabeth Murray and Gustave Weltsek -- Telling stories of challenge and triumph : emergent bilinguals claim the curriculum through spoken-word poetry, hip hop and video / Debi Khasnabis, Catherine H. Reischl, Coert Ambrosino, Jamall Bufford, and Alysha Schlundt-Bodien -- Storier warriors : new waves of indigenous survivance and language revitalization / Laura Cranmer, Jocelyn Difiore, and Jeffrey Paul Ansloos -- Youth voices from in and out of the classroom : emergent bilingual learners, graphic novels, and critical multiliteracies / Jie Park and Lori Simpson.