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Experienced Consultants
Passion for bilingualism and biliteracy
Professional learning, strategy, and coaching
Decades of combined experience
Our Consulting Services
Our services include, but are not limited to: planning, implementation, and evaluation of dual language and other bilingual programs.
Strategic Planning
- Dual Language implementation
- Family engagement
- Language allocation plan
- Curriculum adaptation for Dual Language classrooms
- Program sustainability
- Best practices for bilingual assessment
Implementing a successful dual language program involves family engagement, language allocation planning, curriculum adaptation, program sustainability, and best practices for bilingual assessment. These elements are crucial for fostering linguistic diversity and academic success in dual language classrooms.
Training and Coaching
- Bilingual instructional strategies
- Language Transfer/Cross Linguistic Connections
- Translanguaging
- The Bridge and bridging
- Best practices (sheltering, staying in the target language)
- Building oral language
- Building strong bilingual classroom environments
- Supporting newcomer/new arrival students
- Specifically created for the school/district
- Planning and implementing a dual language program
Bilingual instructional strategies, including language transfer, translanguaging, and bridging, aim to build strong bilingual classroom environments. By emphasizing best practices like sheltering and oral language development, educators support newcomer students and implement tailored dual language programs. Services are available to assist teachers and leaders in executing these strategies effectively.
Program Evaluation
- Site Visit
- Review of current Language Allocations and programming
- Classroom observations
- Stakeholder interviews (students, teachers, families, school leadership)
- Action plan based on site visit report
A site visit encompasses a thorough assessment including a review of current language allocations and programming, classroom observations, and stakeholder interviews involving students, teachers, families, and school leadership. This comprehensive analysis lays the foundation for crafting an actionable plan aimed at enhancing language education and overall effectiveness based on the insights gleaned from the visit's report.
Resource Development
- Research-based key language supports for Multilingual Learners
- Opportunities for language transfer
- Strategies to develop biliteracy
- Vocabulary-building strategies
- Webinars to be shared with educators
The services provided for multilingual learners focus on enhancing language acquisition and biliteracy development. Key language supports are designed to facilitate comprehension and expression in both the learners' native and target languages. Opportunities for language transfer encourage students to leverage their existing language skills as they learn new ones. Additionally, targeted vocabulary building strategies are implemented to enrich language development and improve communication. These services are grounded in research-based best practices, ensuring that each learner receives effective support tailored to their unique linguistic needs, fostering an inclusive and empowering learning environment.