Supporting Early-Proficiency Language Learners
Students who are learning a second language, whether that be English in an English-centered classroom or either English or the LOTE in a Dual Language classroom need to be given grade-level texts or above. Let me repeat that. All multilingual learners need to be given grade-level texts or above. There’s no two ways about it. …
5 Reasons Two-Way Dual Language Programs Can Become Less Than Two-Way and What to Do About Them
What is the difference between Two-Way and One-Way Dual Language programs? Instructionally? Absolutely nothing. In both, content instruction time in both languages should be at least 50% in the Language Other Than English (LOTE) with Language Arts being taught in both languages each year. Our goals of High Academic Achievement in both languages, Bilingualism and…
Stress Is Not Always A Bad Thing
Throughout this blog, we’ve often talked about the dangers of the pobrecito syndrome. The pobrecito syndrome is an adult mindset where we feel so sorry for certain students, often our language-minoritized populations, that we don’t have the same high expectations that we have for our monolingual, English-speaking students. The pobrecito syndrome is rooted in the…
Racial Equality in Education Across States – A Few Observations
Educational social justice requires us to eliminate the opportunity (achievement) gap between subgroups of students. In other words, when we see a historically minoritized group of students on average not performing as well as white students, we are required to fix the disparity. Opportunity gaps exist among racial groups throughout the country. A legacy of…
Societal Suppression of POC Anger
I’m taking a break this week to welcome my guest blogger, Jeena Ann Kidambi, 13, who decided to tackle the idea of society’s expectations for people of color to suppress their anger when they experience racism. The powerful essay compares Jeena Ann’s own experiences to those of the students in Dashka Slater’s new book, Accountable…
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