Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared in Action

Are you a bilingual education teacher looking to enhance your students' literacy skills in both English and Spanish? Look no further! Introducing Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared in Action, a comprehensive guide that provides you with the tools, strategies, and resources you need to plan, implement, and strengthen biliteracy instruction. With this book, you'll be able to harness your students' linguistic resources in both languages, right from kindergarten.

With the holistic biliteracy framework presented by Escamilla and her team, you'll learn how to create instructional units, lesson plans, and assessments that seamlessly integrate Spanish and English. By teaching to your students' potential and utilizing empirically based, scaffolded, biliteracy zones, you'll provide them with the best support they need to develop their reading and writing skills in both languages.

This book goes beyond theory and provides practical support for educators. Each chapter begins with key terms and guiding questions, ensuring that you can easily navigate and apply the content. Additionally, you'll find sample instruction units, lesson plans, and student writing in Spanish and English, along with paired writing rubrics, so you can immediately put what you've learned into practice.

As you progress through the book, you'll find empirical evidence of students' reading and writing development in both languages, further validating the effectiveness of the biliteracy approach. And to help you apply the concepts to your own district and school context, each chapter concludes with thought-provoking questions for reflection and action.

Ready to revolutionize your bilingual education practices and lead your students towards biliteracy? Start your journey with Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared in Action now!

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