Why Multilingual Learners Aren’t Just the EAL Department’s Responsibility
Why multilingual learners become the EAL team’s responsibility A multilingual learner is struggling with a science text. The classroom teacher notices. Someone says: “Can EAL…
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Translanguaging Strategies for the Classroom: Using Students’ Full Linguistic Repertoires Purposefully
Translanguaging Strategies for the Classroom: Using Students’ Full Linguistic Repertoires Purposefully If you search for translanguaging strategies, you’ll find plenty of suggestions: Let students discuss…
Language Inclusion Is for Every Multilingual Learner
When schools talk about language inclusion, the conversation often turns immediately to students who are still learning English. That makes sense. Students developing proficiency in…
3 Practical Translanguaging Examples for the Classroom
A lot of people think that translanguaging in the classroom must be complicated. It isn’t. At least, not necessarily. A lot of the time, it…
Common Myths About Translanguaging in International Schools
International schools are multilingual places. Obviously. Walk through the hallway of almost any international school, and you’ll hear students switching between languages with friends. They…
More English Is Not Always Better Support for Multilingual Learners
Rethinking language, learning, and inclusion in schools with language diverse populations 1. The Question Many Families and Teachers Are Asking In international and bilingual schools,…
Global Identity Cannot Live on International Day Alone
I didn’t discover multilingual education in a textbook. I lived it. In second grade, I entered a Spanish immersion program where I learned math and…