11D) Integrating new research on literacy/Science of Reading
Develop self-reflection skills on your own by seeking out assessment tools and checklists.
Website Article: What Does Research Tell Us about Teaching Reading to English Learners?
This article is a research and strategy overview about teaching reading to Multilingual Learners. Sections on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension include tips for teachers to adjust instruction to meet the needs and leverage the strengths of learners.Read More
Blog: What Balanced Literacy Can Learn from Biliteracy
This blog helps teachers consider what fundamentals of biliteracy can transfer to literacy in general. Advice is shared on how teachers can design literacy instruction to incorporate the needs of Multilingual Learners.Read More
Blog: Stanford Professor Points out Potential Flaw in Reading Lessons for Spanish-speaking Students in U.S.
This short blog questions how efforts to teach reading in English transfer (and do not transfer) to the experiences of Spanish-speaking students.Read More
Webinar: The Science of Reading and English Learners
This webinar covers the research about the "science of reading" and evidence-based language and literacy instruction and supports provided for Multilingual Learners. Researchers Claude Goldenberg and Elsa Cárdenas Hagan both participate and share their expertise.Read More
Article: The Universal Implications of Science of Reading
In this article extends understanding of the "science of reading" to include considerations for Multilingual Learners. The idea being that these students actually learn how to read differently than students who only speak English.Read More
Webinar: Structured Literacy for English Learners
This is a webinar with researcher Elsa Cárdenas Hagan. She offers numerous examples of the literacy activities for Multilingual Learners that are described in her text "Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction."Read More
Podcast: The Science of Reading—Empowering Multilingual Learners
This is a podcast interview with author Elsa Cárdenas Hagan about her book "Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction." She reviews the challenges and opportunities for literacy instruction with Multilingual Learners.Read More
Webinar Series Playlist: Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Practice
This is a webinar playlist that includes eleven separate webinars with author Elsa Cárdenas Hagan about her book "Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction." Each webinar covers one aspect of literacy instruction and one chapter of the text.Read More
Webinar: Using the Science of Reading to Improve Literacy Instruction for English Learners
In this webinar the researcher Claude Goldenberg talks through how to apply the "science of reading" to Multilingual Learners.Read More
Webinar: Science of Reading with Claude Goldenberg
This is a webinar interview with researcher Claude Goldenberg. He offers his analysis of research about how Multilingual Learners fit into current discussions about the "science of reading."Read More
Interview: How to Teach English Learners Based on the Science of Reading
This is a write-up based on an interview with Dr. Jana Echevarria, who discusses what adjustments to the "science of reading" can be made for Multilingual Learners.Read More
Article: The Science of Reading in Dual Language
This article provides an opportunity to consider the "science of reading" in a dual language context.Read More
Website Article: Science of Reading Advocates Have a Messaging Problem
In this article the author, Claude Goldenberg offers clarity about the terminology of the "science of reading." Specific implications for Multilingual Learners are discussed.Read More
Webinar: NCEL White Paper
This recorded webinar is a discussion of the key points made in the white paper, "Toward Comprehensive Effective Literacy Policy and Instruction for English Learner/Emergent Bilingual Students." The authors talk through their research and findings.Read More
White Paper: Toward Comprehensive Effective Literacy Policy and Instruction for English Learner/Emergent Bilingual Students
This white paper shares research about what Multilingual Learners need in literacy instruction. Specific recommendations are made to design instruction with the unique needs of Multilingual Learners in mind, and to leverage their assets into lessons.Read More
Website Article: Celebrating Our Linguistic Strengths
This article offers teachers the research base and findings on the benefits of bilingualism and biliteracy.Read More
