Today in school psychology… NEW BOOK COMING SOON! My latest book, Social Justice in Schools: A Framework for Equity in Education, will be published by Guilford Press and released in May 2023. This is an absolute must read for every single person who considers themselves an

Teachers, you hold the power to unlock the full potential of multilingual learners! 🔓 Embrace their unique backgrounds, value their diverse perspectives, & empower them to thrive. Together, let's create a world where every student can reach for the stars. 🌟

An easy way to translanguage as you're teaching phonics is by asking "what words in your language start with the sound "m"? This is from a future presentation for a PYP conference

Commentary: Being multilingual is no longer a liability for students. That's good for the U.S. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

We had 3 people that needed snack and only one snack in the snack box. This little guy made a great connection to our fraction unit and suggested we divide it up into fractions...so we did! We had a nice mini review of fractions + everyone ended up with a snack!😁 Guilford Elementary School

I urge every teacher who has English learners/MLs in their classroom to read this piece. Let's think deeply about SoR & Multilingual Learners. Laura Ascenzi-Moreno TESOL Intl Assn bit.ly/415SXcs

Essential reading for teachers and administrators Colorin Colorado: The "bilingual brain" and reading research: Questions about teaching English Learners to read in English colorincolorado.org/article/biling…

Wanted to share that the AMAZING Colorín Colorado has a new strategy library. The first entry in their library are sentence frames and starters. colorincolorado.org/sentence-frames

This is one of the best articles I've read on the topic of the Science of #Reading and teaching #Multilingual Learners. #SoR Socorro Herrera Ester de Jong Language Magazine languagemagazine.com/2023/05/22/eng…

Video: Wow, You’ll Want To Watch “Translators” & I Bet Many Of Your Students Will Want To Watch It, Too larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2023/07/20/vid…

We learn the best while teaching others.🧠 Sketchnote by Tanmay Vora ✍, ideas by Belle 🔔 B. Cooper

As a language educator for 36 yrs & FIRM believer in the benefits of multilingualism, this 5 min video still BLEW ME AWAY! Language advocates absolutely MUST watch! bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/w… ACTFL Joint National Committee for Languages NADSFL

An oldie but goodie. Wait time ⏰ for teachers is THINK TIME 💭for students and is essential for multilingual learners. Don’t underestimate it. 💥 #teachingtips #teachertip #teachinglife #teach #teachingresources #teachingideas #teachingkids #teachingenglish #multilingualism

A sketchnote on a few practical ways to support multilingual learners with speaking. #teachingtips #teachingresources #ESOL #ESL #TESOL #bilingual #multilingual

"Kids do well if they can." — Dr. Ross Greene #sketchnote via Kristin Wiens

When it comes to accommodations for multilingual learners, accommodating assignments is most effective when the instruction itself has also been infused with accommodations (comprehensible input) & sprinkled with opportunities for low stress output. #teachingtip #ESL #ESOL

Teachers of multilingual learners have big ♥️hEarTs. 💜They are curious about home languages and know how valuable all languages are. 💙They engage MLs by creating instruction that allows them to fully participate. 💛They create affirming environments where MLs feel

We welcome you to an informative webinar on 1/30 about the SPED process at LCPS! Please feel free to bring questions for our specialists during the Q&A portion. Time: 6 pm in Spanish & English 7 pm in Arabic & English Link: meet.google.com/tso-pgsr-ato LCPS News LCPS EL Program

You don’t have to know a child’s first language in order to use it in the classroom. Using a child’s first language doesn’t stifle their development of additional languages. Languages build upon one another. 🙌🏽

Look at what Colorín Colorado created for us, an ELL Classroom Strategy Library. @easkelton Where was this when I first started teaching MLs? colorincolorado.org/classroom-stra…