Tag: multilingual
STEM Is Not Only a Course, It’s an Experience
(August 2022) Darlyne de Haan argues that we must be explicitly intentional to open up the opportunity of STEM to English learners
Literacy in Spanish and English
Building early literacy skills is imperative for all...
New National Effort to Address Effective Literacy for Multilingual Learners
Researchers, educators, teachers, administrators, school board members, and advocates with expertise in literacy and the education of English learner/emergent bilingual students have come together...
Practical PD
In the midst of the pandemic, teachers are stretched incredibly thin. In addition, districts are taxed with extra time spent on contact tracing and...
House Committee Supports Seal of Biliteracy
The House Committee on Appropriations has affirmed its support for implementing and providing funding for Seal of Biliteracy programs across the U.S. in its...
U.S. Guide to Exemplary Language Programs Wins $500K Grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to support the efforts of the America’s Languages Working Group in building the Guide...
Celebrating Multilingual Learner Identity through Personal Narrative Instruction
The social isolation and countless hours of silent, independent assignments young linguistically diverse scholars have endured during the past year of online learning have...
From Silence to Conversation: Breaking Down the Wall One Essential Shift...
Dan: What is one of the most common barriers to facilitating the shift from silence to oracy for multilingual learners, and how can we...
Recognizing Multilingual Speech Patterns
More than 20% of children in the U.S. are bilingual, a number that continues to rise year over year (Kids Count Data Center, 2018)....