The Linguistic Justice Project
The Linguistic Justice Project is a space to share effective ways to support multilingual students, along with ideas, current knowledge, misconceptions, and research on language acquisition and multilingualism. To do so, teachers, policy creators, school district leaders, parents, language specialists, professors, and students will share their language journeys and reflect on the systems we have to advocate for and support multilingualism and the systems we are yet to have.
Episodes
4 episodes
Advancing Multilingual Learners Through the Lense/Experiences of a Reading Specialist
Berenice, a reading specialist shares how she empowers multilingual students, effective learning strategies, and systemic biases. In this episode Berenice shares her story, her background and more.
Bilingual Preschool Teacher Debunks myths
Karla talks about teaching in a bilingual preschool. She also talks about proficiency by normalizing daily language usage and debunking parental myths regarding language confusion. Karla shares how she utilizes 5-minute direct teaching in...
Research on Multilingual Students
Karen Thompson talks about her research and opportunities for multilingual students.
Supporting Multilingual Students
In this episode, Administrator for Multilingual Programs Toshiko Maurizio shares where multilingual education stands today, what policies and initiatives impact these students, and how instruction needs to evolve to meet their needs. Dr. ...