Equity and Inclusivity for Multilingual Learners in Teacher Education: Innovative Approaches and Expansive Visions

This textbook equips pre-service educators with the tools they need to empower multilingual learners, their families, and communities; promote educational equity; and advocate for the rights of multilingual learners in increasingly complex sociopolitical settings. Featuring contributions from researchers, in-service teachers, pre-service teachers, and community leaders, the book offers expansive and diverse perspectives on the challenges and solutions related to multilingual learners in a myriad of educational contexts and environments. The book goes beyond traditional classroom strategies to cultivate all participants’ active agency and incorporate advocacy for both teachers and multilingual learner students, exploring the intricate connections between praxis and community engagement in a comprehensive way. Addressing a wide array of increasingly common challenges, this thoughtful resource is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in teacher education and educational leadership preparation programs, as well as teacher researchers and school administrators.

Huili Hong is a professor of the Practice in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Hong studies multilingual learner education and teacher preparation. Her research interests focus on children’s literacy practices in multilingual and multicultural contexts, teacher education, discourse analysis, and narrative inquiry.

Ana Christina da Silva Iddings is a professor of the Practice of Education at the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, who specializes in language, literacy, and cultural studies.