Contents ForewordRobert T. Jiménez ?xi Acknowledgments ?xv 1. ?Introduction ?1 Language Awareness Inquiry ?3 Conceptions That Promote Equity Versus Misconceptions That Limit Equity ?4 Chapter 1 Reflection ?8 Part I. Individual Inquiry: Dismantling Linguicism 2. ?Language Hierarchies Versus Language Resources for Learning ?13 Chapter 2 Reflection ?18 Conceptions That Limit Equitable Language Instruction: Language Hierarchies ?18 Conceptions That Promote Equitable Language Instruction: Approaches That Resist Language Hierarchies ?21 Closing Thoughts on Valuing Diverse Language Resources for Learning ?30 Chapter 2 Closing Reflection ?30 3. ?Language as a Dichotomy Versus Language as a Continuum ?31 Chapter 3 Reflection ?32 What Makes a Skilled Language User?: A Continuum Perspective ?32 The Problem With Binaries in Language Teaching and Use ?37 A Continuum Perspective to Begin Dismantling Language Hierarchies ?41 Closing Thoughts on Promoting a Continuum Perspective ?43 Chapter 3 Closing Reflection ?43 Part II. In the Classroom: Practices That Support Linguistic Fluidity 4. ?Language Beyond Words ?47 Chapter 4 Reflection ?48 Language: The Whole Is More Than The Sum of Its Parts ?49 Moving Away From Vocabulary-Based Teaching ?66 Chapter 4 Closing Reflection ?69 5.

?Promoting a Path, Not a Phase ?70 Chapter 5 Reflection ?70 School Text: Challenge and Opportunity ?71 Classroom Language Conversations Across the Grades ?78 Conceptualizing Language Awareness Across Grades ?88 Chapter 5 Closing Reflection ?89 Part III. Collective Inquiry: Forging Communities for Equity 6. ?Taking a Collaborative Approach: Supporting Equitable Language Teaching Through Teams ?93 Chapter 6 Reflection ?94 Collaborating for Equitable Language Teaching ?95 How Successful Teacher Teams Promote Equity Through Language Teaching ?96 Forming Teams ?114 Collaborating With Colleagues Who Focus on a Similar Content Area ?114 Collaborating With Colleagues Across the Grade Level ?115 Chapter 6 Closing Reflection ?117 7. ?Taking a Systemic Approach: Improving School Culture Through Collective Inquiry ?118 Chapter 7 Reflection ?119 Creating a Schoolwide Culture of Linguistic Equity ?119 Learned, Changed, and Built ?129 A Vision for Equitable Language Teaching ?131 Final Closing Reflection ?132 Glossary ?133 References ?137 Index ?147 About the Authors ?153.