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Summer Soleado 2024
The latest issue of Soleado—Promising Practices From the Field includes two articles featuring Bilingual Seal recipients, their journey through dual language programs and the important lessons they have learned; a recap of La Cosecha 2023’s Research Convocation and a look forward to exciting next steps; a former member of a ballet company describes parallels between the passion and discipline of that world and the realities of teaching multilingual students; and the renewed power of Reciprocal Teaching. Also included: detailed information regarding La Cosecha 2024. Click here to download a copy.
Joint Statement – The Reading League Summit
Dual Language Education of New Mexico Presents:
DLeNM’s MITOTE Podcast: Multilingual Instructional Talks on Transforming Education
Purpose: To capture and share essential information and promising practices and resources with our dual language leadership and communities.
Guests:
Natalie Olague – Project Coordinator – Dual Language Education of New Mexico
Evelyn Chávez – Project Coordinator – Dual Language Education of New Mexico
Episode #6: English/Multilingual Learner Students Need Structured Literacy AND So Much More
Expert practitioners explain how Structured Literacy-SL (Science of Reading-SOR) was developed and researched with monolingual English-speaking children in mind, with NO context for multilingual learner-ML students in dual language bilingual education programs.
While there have been some positive outcomes with SL/SOR, more is needed to ensure effective literacy for the ML Student in DLBE. In dual language bilingual education, effective literacy instruction needs structured literacy in English AND:
- a focus on the language comprehension strand of Scaraborugh’s Rope;
- a focus on a culturally and linguistically responsive classroom environment;
- a focus on biliteracy – reading development in the partner language, the importance of oracy, intentionally bringing the two languages together for metalinguistic and sociocultural purposes, authentic assessments for multilingual learners developing bilingualism, and biliteracy.
Resources:
- DLeNM Staff article: The Intersection of the Science of Reading and Biliteracy Development Via Four Instructional Spaces in the 2024 issue of Multilingual Educator magazine published by CABE: https://www.gocabe.org/multlingualeducator_publication/
- National Committee for Effective Literacy – Report: Toward Comprehensive Effective Literacy Policy and Instruction for English Learner/Emergent Bilingual Students
- DOE’s Reading First Report (2008-09)
DLeNM 2024 Summer Institutes
Join us at our summer institutes with bilingual multicultural education practitioners to further explore the topic of effective literacy for ML students in the context of NTC Project GLAD®, AIM4S³™, and Translanguaging. More info at: www.dlenmsummerinstitute.org or www.dlenm.org