The Blog
In a time where language and words matter (always been this way, by the way) meaning-making culturally relevant vocabulary instruction is crucial. Especially, one is that culturally relevant, that supports our multilingual speaking students. Literacy instruction has been taking so many hits (as usua...
Sometimes academic research simply repeats what we in the practice, in the classroom, in the field, already know. It can be frustrating, for sure, but it's also validating.Â
Recently, at the University of Miami researchers concluded some important and necessary points: Multilingualism is associated...
The population of students in the United States working to learn English, is now 10% of public school students. This is an important number, because one of the major barriers to their proficiency is a lack of qualified educators to teach them.
First, a recent EdWeek article explains that,...
Because the issue of immigration is a hot topic right now, it makes sense that immigration and education should also be at the forefront of peoples' minds. In these conversations there are often arguments or opinions presented that embrace racist ideology and American exceptionalism all while soundi...
 When working with emergent bilinguals in the classroom it is important to have a well-developed toolbox of strategies that celebrates their strengths and builds on their needs. This work doesn’t have to be a mystery. It is about intention and preparation. In this blog post, we have some research-ba...
Our Beliefs
We believe that bilingual education is a civil right.
We believe that students of color learning a second language in public schools are currently under attack through intense high stakes standardized testing that goes against research indications of productive educational practices.Â
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