Reading Instruction for Multilingual Learners: The Role of Background Knowledge Scenario: Supporting multilingual learners (MLs) in a 9th Grade U.S. History classMr. Nguyen has six MLs in this U.S. History class of 22 students at varying proficiency levels. The MLs in his class speak a variety of languages, such as…
Terminology to Describe Multilingual Learners: Labels and Their Implications Terminology maps available for free download At SupportEd, we had been hearing the terms English learner, multilingual learner, multilingual language learner, and emergent bilingual being used interchangeably. These were just a few of many terms used in the field of English…
10 Challenges We Recognize about Teaching MLs in 2022 Trust us — we know things are very complicated right now. We recognize how challenging it has been the last couple of years, and we completely get it. We put together this list that summarizes what we’re noticing as we collaborate…
Equity for Multilingual Learners in Social-Emotional Learning With Free Framework Tool for Download Equity for multilingual learners in social-emotional learning — We are now well into the 2021-2022 school year, and while teachers, students, and families may have settled into some day-to-day routines, we can’t ignore the fact that we…
Here-To-Stay Tools & Strategies for Supporting Our Multilingual Learners I vividly remember the day in March of 2020 when my school system in Maryland announced that we would temporarily be shutting down. At the time I was working at the district level in an English language development curriculum office. When…
Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners in a Virtual or Hybrid Setting: Where Do We Go From Here? Beginning in March 2020 and continuing to the present, educators across the nation have shown remarkable resilience, creativity, and compassion as they work to educate their students. The COVID-19 pandemic and the…
