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Silencing Students' Voices In An Era Of Academic Language, Aida Nevárez-La Torre
Silencing Students' Voices In An Era Of Academic Language, Aida Nevárez-La Torre
Journal of Multilingual Education Research
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Ofelia García: A Transformative Thinker And Leader, Cecilia M. Espinosa
Ofelia García: A Transformative Thinker And Leader, Cecilia M. Espinosa
Journal of Multilingual Education Research
In this essay, I describe the ways in which Ofelia García's work influenced the field of bilingual education and multilingualism, as well as my thinking over the years as a bilingual educator. Dr. García has been a model of what it means to be an intellectual who is deeply connected to the importance of engaging in transformative theoretical ideas. Her ideas, in turn, have proven to have profound implications for pedagogy that impacts the education of emergent bilinguals. Her work is deeply grounded in understandings about language and language development as it exists in the world. Her perspective is one …
Friends With Benefits: Collaboration Between A State University And A School District Designed To Improve Teaching And Learning For Bilingual Students, Elizabeth A. Skinner, Pauline Williams
Friends With Benefits: Collaboration Between A State University And A School District Designed To Improve Teaching And Learning For Bilingual Students, Elizabeth A. Skinner, Pauline Williams
Journal of Multilingual Education Research
This article describes a long-term collaborative effort between a college of education and a public school district in Illinois. As both the district and the Bilingual-Bicultural Education Program at the university sought to improve the teaching and learning for emergent bilingual students, the relationship between the two institutions evolved. The result is a pipeline of teacher candidates, specifically prepared to work in the district’s dual language schools. The article describes the implementation of the federally funded program as well as the challenges encountered over the course of the collaboration.
Bilingual Special Education: Investigating And Implementing Evidence-Based Practices In Schools, Diane Rodríguez
Bilingual Special Education: Investigating And Implementing Evidence-Based Practices In Schools, Diane Rodríguez
Journal of Multilingual Education Research
Bilingual special education continues to be an important field to explore and understand in order to improve services for diverse students. The main goal of this special issue is to shed needed light on teaching and research practices currently implemented and explored in this field.