Raising Bilingual Children: Parent's Guide series

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Summary: Raising Bilingual Children: Parent's Guide series
Review: Myles, an experienced ESL teacher and a parent in a bilingual family, draws on the latest research to offer nontechnical, easy-to-understand information on how to raise bilingual children. She helps families decide whether bilingualism is for them and provides clear strategies for addressing the inevitable challenges. In addition to current research on language acquisition and cognitive development, the book defines key concepts (such as code-switching, minority language, and balanced bilingualism), shows how to set goals and motivate children to learn more than one language, and offers tips on selecting an appropriate school program for a bilingual student. Each chapter includes profiles of bilingual families dealing with a range of emotional and educational issues. This book is a terrific introduction for parents considering bilingualism, as well as educators wanting an overview of the topic. Highly recommended for public libraries

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Summary: Finally, a book on bilingual children I like!
Review: This one is realistic and specifically for parents teaching all languages. It's not as preachy as some of the other more popular titles. I like the format, allowing me to skip the parts that don't apply to our situation.

The positive review of Newcomer High School in San Francisco on page 139 didn't hurt. I used to volunteer there back in college.

What I liked less was the quote on page 122. Who's been lurking on some of the bilingual children sites??? Oh well, I guess that's my 15 minutes of fame...

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Summary: Sooo helpful!
Review: What I loved was that the author gets that families are all different and doesn't just give a list of rules, but instead explores the underlying issues bilingual families deal with when they think they are just dealing with language. I feel much more empowered about the decisions I'm making-that I'm doing it in a thoughtful way, that I've considered the basics. This was easy-reading, too, although there's alot of research and it isn't dumbed-down.