"A timely and well-written book! . . . It is an invaluable resource for today's parents to help prepare

their children for the future. It provides clear, ...readable, and trustworthy guidelines they can use to help the child learn a second language [. . .]."

-J. Kevin Nugent, Professor, Child and Family Studies, University of

Massachusetts-Amherst, and Director, the Brazelton Institute, Children's

Hospital Boston and Harvard University

"Pearson . . . inspire[s] all of us to celebrate the richness of

linguistic diversity in our lives.... This book is sure to become a classic!..."

-Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford

University, author of Mirror of Language: The Debate on Bilingualism

"Pearson has used her keen insights about the issues

that parents are concerned about to paint an in-depth and

interesting-to-read handbook."

-Fred Genesee, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, McGill University,

coauthor of Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education

"Barbara Pearson's [book] is a wonderfully written, sparkling

composite of research results, personal narratives, practical advice,

and wise enthusiasm for the project of bilingualism [. . .]."

-Thomas Roeper, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics,

University of Massachusetts, author of The Prism of Grammar

"I thoroughly agree with the author's insights and recommendations,

which are both research-based and fl exible and comprehensive

enough to accommodate different family situations."

-Lourdes C. Rovira, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent, Curriculum and

Instructional Support, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

"I enjoyed reading Raising a Bilingual Child and found

it informative and accessible."

-Chris Rosenberg, Principal, Starr King Elementary School, San Francisco

"This is a book that inspires confidence that the choice of bilingualism is a good one for parents, for children, and for our society."

---Donna Christian, Ph.D., President, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington D.C.