Multilingual Learners Multilingual learners (MLs) need meaningful opportunities to transfer their home language skills into English. Growing research shows that when students are mastering more than one language, each language becomes a resource for the other. Ready4Reading offers guidance on how to make these cross-linguistic connections explicit by (a) helping students transfer sounds from their home language, (b) providing explicit instruction on the unique sounds of English, and (c) building opportunities to connect decoding with vocabulary skills.
LANGUAGE SUPPORTS
MODULES
Comprehensive guidance on sound transfers, spelling matches, articulation, and vocabulary practice
Focus
WILEY BLEVINS TEACHING PHONICS
Goal
To build a strong foundation for students in phonics
Frequency
Lesson level, one or more supports for each targeted sound-spelling
Home Languages
Supports for speakers of languages commonly present in ML homes: Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Hmong, African American English, and Chicano English
Where
See “Multilingual Learners” and “Language Variation” sections in each lesson.
Strategic guidance on sound transfers, spelling matches, word parts, and understanding of figurative language
Focus
SHORT READS DECODABLES
Goal
To build students’ decoding skills and confidence by reading short texts
Frequency
Teacher's Guide level, 4–8 supports for each set of 10 texts
Home Languages
Supports for speakers of languages commonly present in ML homes: Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Hmong, African American English, and Chicano English
See “Leveraging the Home Language” on page 7 of the Teacher's Guide.
Where
Strategic guidance on background knowledge, vocabulary, and understanding of figurative language
Focus
READ TO KNOW TEXT SETS
Goal
To build comprehension and promote enjoyment of reading
Frequency
Lesson level, 2–5 supports for each text
Home Languages
Supports to encourage multilingual learners to bring features of their home languages and cultures into their mastery of English
Where
See “Language Supports” section in each lesson of the Teacher's Guide.
Students learn better when they feel comfortable and capable. Helping multilingual learners notice the similarities and differences between their home language(s) and English is a proven and effective way to empower, build confidence, and reduce the inhibiting effects of academic stress for students who are learning to master English.
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