Term
Spring 2024
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Julianne Scullen
Content Expert
Olivia Myers
Abstract
This project was inspired by a large influx of Spanish-speaking students in the past year. This project is designed to answer the following research question: How can teachers support the Spanish literacy of their Spanish-speaking students in ways that will transfer to English and support their English literacy development? The literature review synthesizes research on different language models and their use of heritage language instruction, foundational literacy skills in English and in Spanish and a comparison of the two languages, followed by a review of the research on what literacy skills transfer across languages. The resulting project is a four-hour professional development course that teaches those topics, and provides participants with opportunities to support the Spanish literacy skills of their students, and to transfer those skills into English literacy development.
Project Type
Professional Development
Keywords
ESL/ ELLs, Literacy, Reading, Staff Development
Recommended Citation
White, Maria, "Supporting Biliteracy in English Language Classrooms" (2024). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1013.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1013
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects