Presentation Strand
Literacy (Biliteracy and Multiliteracy)Presentation Delivery Language
EnglishDescription
This presentation focuses on critical research on literacy development for dual language learners in early childhood classrooms. With the expansion of preschool programs, it is crucial to address the needs of children whose home languages are not English. The session reviews and builds upon understandings of effective instruction and assessment for early literacy development, exploring frameworks to equip educators with tools to provide socially just education for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Presenters highlight the latest research findings, address common misunderstandings, outline challenges, propose research-based pathways, and share exemplars of integrated language and literacy development.