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A third translanguaging strategy is to find and use bilingual books. Many bilingual books, both fiction and informational, are available in Spanish and English, for example. Emergent bilinguals can read a bilingual book in their home language to learn the content the class is studying. In addition, they can read the book in English and use the home language version of the text as a resource, much like a dictionary. They could also first read the text in their home language and then, with the background the text provides, try reading it in English.

Teachers who implement translanguaging strategies should use the two languages strategically. Simply translating everything does not help students develop proficiency in an additional language. Opportunities for including the two languages should be carefully planned. Students can draw on their home language to scaffold learning in English, but they also need time to speak, read, and write English to develop academic English proficiency.