Description:

Educators and coaches serving bi/multilingual learners will explore research-based strategies to strengthen instruction for language development and biliteracy across both Spanish and English. Participants will explore practical approaches for developing cross-linguistic connections that leverage students’ full linguistic repertoire and design literacy activities that build metalinguistic awareness. Through collaborative discussions and analysis of student work samples, participants will gain strategies specific to their teaching and learning context. This workshop honors the linguistic and cultural assets students bring to the learning space while grounding instruction in sound research to support a strong biliteracy trajectory.

This workshop is designed to help educators serving bi/multilingual students in bilingual programs and dual language programs.

Objectives:

• Apply cross-linguistic teaching strategies to leverage cognates, syntax, and phonological connections between Spanish and English
• Analyze instructional samples to identify evidence of cross-linguistic transfer and areas for instructional support
• Design literacy activities that explicitly build metalinguistic awareness across both languages
• Collaborate with colleagues to problem-solve instructional challenges specific to dual language settings

Agenda

• Welcome and Framing
• Cross-linguistic teaching strategies: Morphology, Syntax, and Phonology
• Analyzing Language for Cross-linguistic Transfer
• Designing for Metalinguistic Awareness
• Closing Commitments and Next Steps