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We believe if translaguaging is used properly and intentionally it can lead to life long Learning and connections.

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Research in various languages to access more info, spelling, vocabulary building, and more complex thinking.

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Claim: It is an important tool for learning in a multilingual setting.

Support: We’ve observed and created opportunities for students to use their language to enrich their learning.

Question: How do we balance fostering translanguaging in the classroom and honoring languages while still promoting English language and inclusion? What can we do if no one else speaks the language?

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Claim: Translanguaging is essential for learning to occur for all students, but especially for ELL students.

Support: It respects the child's academic performance and their native language.

Question: How we can say English only in the classroom if translanguaging is being used? What student pairings are most beneficial depending on the task and subject?

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1. Podemos dizer que é uma prática inclusiva de comunicação universal.

Uma forma de integrar espontaneamente/naturalmente o conteúdo.

2. Uma evidência da translinguagem é a confiança que o aluno adquiriu para se arriscar ao falar uma nova língua ou em uma atividade.

3. Até quando utilizar a translinguagem? Qual a diferença entre translinguagem e codeswitching?

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Claim: We believe that language is a tool and asset to make people feel like their culture matters, have people understand, and support people’s identity.

Support: You can make people feel more comfortable when you speak in another language. You can make people feel proud and seen with in their identity.

Question: how do hold ourself accountable?

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Claim

We do this already, translate language. We have students write in their home language.

Give explanation or direction in both languages - Portuguese and English

Discuss similarities and differences between languages

Give time for kids to discuss content or lesson

Bring people together- honors home language

Support

Can we buddy up students from different classes or grades to have opportunities to share in Japanese or Polish etc?

Access to iPad to translate and take pictures

Research in home language?

Question

How to use translanguaging for students that speak a language that is no one else speaks?

How are we being intentional with our translanguaging to build on the learning?