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Biliteracy Professional Development Series
About the Biliteracy Series
This is a four-part course comprised of an Introduction and three Modules. This course is designed to provide participants with evidence-based strategies for teaching students in English and Spanish while working towards bilingualism and biliteracy. It is an open-source format designed to be accessible to anyone interested in learning more about best practices for providing biliteracy instruction in Spanish and English. There is a note catcher that corresponds to each course component for you to capture your learning. Additionally, you will find support documents and websites to further your learning. You may take this course at your own pace. If you choose to take the quiz at the end of the course, you will be eligible for two hours of professional development.
Biliteracy Guidance for Multilingual Learners
The purpose of this guide is to support the literacy and biliteracy instruction of Multilingual Learners (MLs) in bilingual education programs. It includes evidence-based practices that integrate all components of reading while addressing their specific application across languages. Key topics covered include oral language development, oracy, translanguaging, cross-linguistic connections, and holistic assessment. By understanding how to implement these practices, educators can better support students in achieving bilingualism and biliteracy.
Language-Focused Writing Instruction for Multilingual Learners
Genre pedagogy is an explicit, functional approach to writing instruction that teaches students how to write for various purposes and audiences. It enhances their skills as both writers and readers by helping them recognize text organization and authors' decisions across literary genres, contributing to deeper comprehension. The WIDA Consortium broadly advocates for a functional approach to language instruction, and the WIDA 2020 Standards are informed by this approach. Implementing genre pedagogy across content areas helps ensure that students' learning opportunities build off of each other cohesively, which is especially supportive to bilingual and multilingual students.
Language-Focused Writing Instruction Webpage Includes:
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Information and resources to help you learn about a genre-based approach to writing instruction
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Pedagogical considerations for supporting bilingual and multilingual students
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Resources to help you teach different literary genres
Biliteracy Walk-Through Tool
The Biliteracy Walk-Through Tool helps identify areas of strength and growth in instructional practices. The tool can be used over time, over multiple observations, to watch for improvement in instructional practices or to identify opportunities for targeted support at both the individual classroom level and for grade or school-wide support. It is not intended for formal evaluation. During an observation of instruction, indicators can be marked to indicate criteria that are observed, partially observed, or not observed. Notes and recommendations for future instruction can be recorded in the Evidence/Feedback section.
The Biliteracy Walk-Through Tool Includes:
- Features of Effective Bilingual Instruction (can be utilized across content areas)
- Content and Language Objective Checklist and Language Development Supports (can be utilized across content areas)
- Oral Language Indicators (can be utilized across content areas)
- Biliteracy Indicators for Phonological and Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension
- Systematic and Explicit Instruction Indicators (can be utilized across content areas)
Biliteracy Walk-Through Tool (Google Sheets)
Biliteracy Walk-through Tool (Excel)
Biliteracy Walk-Through Tool in Spanish (Coming Soon)
Biliteracy Series
- Introduction
- Module 1: The Key Components of Spanish Literacy and Biliteracy Development
- Module 2: Oral Language Development in Spanish and English
- Module 3: Metalinguistic Awareness
- End of Course Credit
Introduction
Module 1: The Key Components of Spanish Literacy and Biliteracy Development
Module 2: Oral Language Development in Spanish and English
Module 3: Metalinguistic Awareness
End of Course Credit
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