Transliteracy for Teachers
As literacy teachers of multilinguals, we know we are supposed to build on student strengths, but we are not shown how. This site is created for teachers, inspired by teachers. In it, you'll find practical resources - tools and examples - that support in noticing what multilingual students can do, and leveraging this to develop reading and writing. We have much to learn from one another, and we hope this site can serve as a forum for connection and growth on a path to providing equitable literacy instruction to multilingual youth.
As literacy teachers of multilinguals, we know we are supposed to build on student strengths, but we are not shown how. This site is created for teachers, inspired by teachers. In it, you'll find practical resources - tools and examples - that support in noticing what multilingual students can do, and leveraging this to develop reading and writing. We have much to learn from one another, and we hope this site can serve as a forum for connection and growth on a path to providing equitable literacy instruction to multilingual youth.
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Lo que aprendí de este modelo es que muchas veces los maestros subestimamos las habilidades de los estudiantes. Al usar Transliteracy, una lección de unos cuantos minutos ayudó bastante a los alumnos, tanto para aprender como para aplicarla por sí mismos. Estas estrategias otorgan equidad a los alumnos que están aprendiendo un idioma.”
- Bilingual teacher/research study participant