Some Endorsements for Oxford International Early Years: The Glitterlings.
Ofelia García
“The polyglot Glitterlings may come from two stars left of the moon, but on earth, where young multilingual children are being educated, this English language program gets five stars. Gallagher takes these very young multilingual learners of English on a journey of expansion in which English exists in connection with their own home language and the languages of others in the classrooms. Through the power of the polyglot Glitterlings, Gallagher challenges the children not only to enter the English language universe, but also to listen to others, to become polyglots, and to feel proud and secure in their multilingual ability and recognize it in others. Based on the latest research on language learning, the interlingual approach of the Glitterlings’ books helps young children appropriate the new linguistic features of English in relationship with those they already possess, building a strong foundation for their own language and literacy development, as well as supporting the multilingual planet in which we live.”
Ofelia García
Professor in the Ph.D. programs of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Fred Genesee
“FINALLY! A series that celebrates and promotes children’s multilingual/multicultural backgrounds as a foundation for promoting the acquisition of English. There is growing research evidence of rich and dynamic inter-relationships between multilinguals’ language and cultural competencies. But, for too long, books for children have ignored these critical links. This beautifully-illustrated series fills this gap and provides lots of helpful suggestions for turning classrooms into multilingual/multicultural ones. This series will move classrooms in exciting new directions as teachers and students make connections between the languages and cultures they already know and English.”
Fred Genesee
Professor Emeritus Psychology Department McGill University
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Extracts from Oxford International Early Years, The Glitterlings Teacher Resources, Eithne Gallagher and Miranda Walker Oxford University Press, 2015
