Advancing Biliteracy in One-Way Dual Language by Diana _OOL

Center for Teahing Biliteracy

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Biliteracy Unit in 2nd Grade: The Bridge

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This section captures Karen Beeman guiding the students in doing the Bridge. The Bridge is the moment when students synthesize their learning in Spanish, develop the matching oracy in English, and then add the English equivalent to what they have learned in Spanish. After created their Bridge, the students engage in the contrastive analysis between languages, identifying similarities (in this case, cognates) and differences (grammar as evidenced by the use of gender in articles and plural).

The Elements of the Bridge

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This video shows students in a two-way immersion dual language Kindergarten class participating in a Bridge from content learned in Spanish (Science and Language Arts) to English. Make sure to note the steps or elements of a side-by-side Bridge.

Un puente en primero - Karen Beeman

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Trabajando con un grupo de estudiantes bilingües de primer grado, Karen Beeman hace el puente luego de haber trabajado la oralidad, la comprensión lectora, la escritura, el estudio de palabras y la fluidez en español.

The development of metalinguistic awareness

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Research has shown that multilingual learners’ metalinguistic awareness is higher than that of monolingual speakers, due to the presence of more than one language in their repertoire.

Are Bilinguals at an Advantage in Metalinguistic Awareness? A Meta-Analysis

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The purpose of this research was to see if bilinguals students are at an advantage in metalinguistic awareness over monolingual students.

Dual-Language Classrooms: Bridging Content and Academic Language

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Learn how to make your classroom a safe place to bridge dual-language content with six steps.

Transfer & Designated ELD in a Spanish bilingual Classroom

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SEAL Cross Language Connections in the Classroom

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Illustrates cross-language connections and metalinguistic awareness in the dual language brain utilizing various strategies in grades Kindergarten – 3rd grade.

Asi se Dice - That's how you say it - Bilingual 2nd + 3rd Grade Classroom

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Presents a strategy for bilingual students in grades 3 and higher that engages them in working collaboratively in and across Spanish and English

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What does it look like, sound like, and feel like?

Making Cross-Linguistic Connections

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Cheryl Urow Teaching for Biliteracy, Inc

Interview: Dr. Sonia Soltero on the Importance of Cross-linguistic Connections and Metabilingual Awareness

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Ways dual language teachers can help activate their students’ cross-linguistic connections and metabilingual awareness.

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Making Cross-Language Connections with our Children

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Planning the CLC

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Going Beyond Translation: Boosting Metalinguistic Awareness for Multilingual Students

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Metalinguistic Approach to Biliteracy Instruction

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This module describes the theories of metalinguistics and how these theories apply to biliteracy learning and instruction.

The Bridge and Metalinguistic Analysis

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CLC

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PVR

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Program Model 25-26

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