+(404) 158 14 25 78
+(404) 851 21 48 15
venedor_support
support@venedor.com

  • Home
  • >
  • Uncategorized
    • (Page 2)

Category Archives: Uncategorized

10 Jun

Parenting the Bilingual Child

By
Comments Off on Parenting the Bilingual Child
Uncategorized
Hello All, In my last post on schooling choices for the Bilingual child, I got a lot of questions about home language use that I wanted to address in this post. For context, my child is a simultaneous bilingual, who is much stronger in Spanish than he is in English. He is an English Language learner; however, he will likely grow quickly in English as a young child. We create a "Spanish Only" relationship with him between Read More...
02 Jun

Using a multilingual perspective to design small group and individualized instruction

By
Comments Off on Using a multilingual perspective to design small group and individualized instruction
Coach’s Corner, Uncategorized
Teaching for Biliteracy encourages teachers to take on a multilingual perspective when working with bilingual students. We seek to understand all a student knows, in all domains and in all languages. We honor approximations. We capitalize on resources. We use these as strengths upon which we can build transfer.  This blog entry is an overview of how we can apply a multilingual perspective to designing small group and individualized instruction.  I will use a fourth grade student Valeria (who Read More...
31 May

Chapters 2 and 3: Student and Teacher Profiles of Biliteracy in TWI

By
Comments Off on Chapters 2 and 3: Student and Teacher Profiles of Biliteracy in TWI
Book Study for Biliteracy, Uncategorized
At Barbieri Elementary School, where our dual immersion program is housed, we were excited for our next meeting of the “Bridging Book Study.” Chapter 2:  Students:  A Multilingual Perspective and Chapter 3:  Teachers:  Capitalizing on Life Experiences and Diversity were combined into one book study meeting and led to a fruitful discussion. We always begin our meetings by reviewing the objectives. For this meeting the objectives were: Consider learning profiles of different students. Brainstorm ways to learn more about students’ cultural and Read More...
11 May

Our Book Study Meets about Chapter 1: Foundations in Teaching for Biliteracy

By
Comments Off on Our Book Study Meets about Chapter 1: Foundations in Teaching for Biliteracy
Book Study for Biliteracy, Uncategorized
Our book study “kick-off” at Barbieri Elementary School was after school on October 27, 2015.  A parallel book study group was meeting monthly at another school within our district, Brophy Elementary School. Since each school has its own culture and different programs, the book study meetings were organized slightly differently. Both book studies were designed by instructional coaches. At the Barbieri School, the school Literacy Coach collaborated with the ELL Coach to submit a plan to the Barbieri Principal and the Read More...
04 May

What’s the right response to code-switching?

By
Comments Off on What’s the right response to code-switching?
Coach’s Corner, Uncategorized
No resource I am aware of better addresses this topic than Teaching for Biliteracy Chapter 5: Language Resources, Linguistic Creativity, and Cultural Funds of Knowledge. This semester, participants in Edgewood College Biliteracy Development course drew from this resource and others and shared their impressions: Why honor student language?   Antonio Morales-López is a bilingual resource teacher at Sherman Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin. He writes: During my childhood, I remember my mother saying “cualli tonaltin” (good morning) to my grandparents every morning and my Read More...
31 Mar

Sharing our Biliteracy Practices with Others

By
Comments Off on Sharing our Biliteracy Practices with Others
Book Study for Biliteracy, Uncategorized
March was a busy month for bilingualism! The Barbieri Elementary School, in Framingham Massachusetts, hosted the annual Southern New England Regional Dual Language Conference. This year’s theme, “Making Connections: Celebrating Dual Language” resonated with our school staff. On March 17 and 18, we had the opportunity to open our doors to visitors from across the region for two days of hosted classroom visits. Educators visited our school from  Massachusetts and New England and even from as far away as Read More...
14 Mar

What do to about school for your bilingual child?

By
2 Comments
Uncategorized
When raising a bilingual child, the question that will keep you "questioning" is what to do about school. Schooling is a powerful socialization technique and what you choose for your child will impact his identity, language and your goals for your child. My family is fortunate enough to live in a large urban district with several appealing programs for our child. These programs include Bilingual or Dual Language 1-Way will all Spanish speakers learning Spanish and Read More...
02 Mar

Checking for Understanding

By
3 Comments
Coach’s Corner, Uncategorized
One of the most important things we can ask ourselves as we go about our planning is how we will know if our students learned what was taught.  In February of this year, Susan Prior wrote about the many layers of unit design in a post titled "To Plan Together or Not to Plan Together..." She includes a stage of "unpacking the standards", which are essential in understanding what it is the actual learning we'd like kids to take on. Read More...
07 Apr

Your language is you, it’s your culture.

By
Comments Off on Your language is you, it’s your culture.
Uncategorized
I am not sure one can fully recognize the depth of culture that is transmitted through language until one raises a child in another, especially when it is the second language. I was very concerned about doing it right-that is, raising my child in a monolingual Spanish environment, but quickly realized what a challenge that was going to be for me. I had never considered that perhaps I was a different person, encumbered with my second language Read More...
© 2018 Teaching For Biliteracy. All Rights Reserved.