Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Early Language Learning in Compulsory Instruction -- Introduction -- 1. Policy and Practice in Early Foreign Language Learning: The Case of Poland -- 2. Integrating and Emulating: Early English Initiatives in Portugal -- Part 2: Pathways to Developing Early L2 Oracy and Literacy -- Introduction -- Forms and Functions of L2 Classroom Input -- 3. From Research on Child L2 Acquisition of English to Classroom Practice -- 4. Spotting the Differences between Child-Child and Child-Adult Interactions: Evidence from Spanish EFL Learners at Low Levels of Proficiency -- 5. The Role of Teacher Language in a Young Learner Classroom -- Pathways to Developing Early Literacy -- 6. Young EFL Learners and Their Reading Awareness: A Case Study with Twins -- 7. Effective Learning Interventions in Young Children: The Impact of Critical Reading Strategies -- 8. Extensive Reading in Primary EFL: Can Story Apps Do the Trick? -- Part 3: Pathways to Understanding Relationships in Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching -- Introduction -- 9. Parental Perceptions of Bilingual Primary Schools in Poland: The (Added) Value of English -- 10. Parental Involvement in Very Early FL Education -- 11. Investigating the Self- Concept of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Context of Foreign Language Learning -- 12. Power Relationships in an Early Foreign Language Classroom -- Afterword -- Author Index -- Subject Index