Understanding the Transnational Lives and Literacies of Immigrant Children

Jungmin Kwon

Foreword By: Catherine Compton-Lilly

Publication Date: April 22, 2022

Pages: 160


In this timely work, Kwon offers a valuable educational resource for practitioners and researchers alike, providing suggestions, based upon her ethnographic research, that can be used to support successful teaching and learning of transnational, multilingual learners. Within her work, Kwon aims to transcend the traditional boundaries of language and literacy practices to position immigrant children as experts. As such, the text encourages individuals that work with these learners to honor their identities and unique talents as a foundation for their academic growth and development.

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