[Listen Again] Multilingual Learner Support with Dr. Jana Echevarría and Dr. Jeannette Mancilla
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[Listen Again] Multilingual Learner Support with Dr. Jana Echevarría and Dr. Jeannette Mancilla

B1IntermediateJuly 16, 202627 min

In this replay episode, literacy experts Dr. Jana Echevarría and Dr. Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez share research-backed insights and practical strategies for supporting multilingual learners in upper elementary classrooms. You'll learn why the term multilingual learner matters, the difference between conversational and academic language, and how teachers can provide grade-level instruction while supporting language development. Our guests also share actionable ways to integrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing into everyday lessons so multilingual learners can thrive. If you're looking for simple, effective ways to better support multilingual learners, this conversation is full of valuable takeaways you c...

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Hey, teacher friends, welcome back to the podcast. Today's episode is one that I am so excited to share because we are digging into a topic that is incredibly important and often misunderstood. And that's how we can better support multilingual learners in our upper elementary classrooms. Now, I want to start by giving a big thank you to our friends at McGraw Hill for helping connect us with today's amazing guests. They're doing some great work to bring research into classrooms, including their Science of Literacy library, which we'll link to in the show notes.

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So joining me today are Dr. Jana Echevarria and Dr. Jeanette Mencia-Martinez, two leading experts in the fields of language development, reading comprehension, and multilingual learner support. We're going to talk about why the term MLL, multilingual learner, is becoming more widely used than ELL, how to challenge some common assumptions about students learning English, where upper elementary MLLs need the most support, and of course, practical strategies that you can start using right away to better serve the multilingual learners in your classroom.

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