There are 31 states including California plus the District of Columbia Public Schools with a formal State Seal of
Biliteracy Program.
AB 815 (Brownley) established the state Seal of
Biliteracy Program to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.
To ensure that a strong teaching force is available to support the increasing number of bilingual and
biliteracy programs the district has developed career ladder programs that support teacher assistants, paraprofessionals and interns to receive the bilingual authorization which in the 2017 - 18 school year expanded to include a 60 member cohort.
Not exact matches
For example, some districts may want to create or expand bilingual or dual - immersion
programs to focus on
biliteracy.
As Director, she oversaw Bilingual, ESOL, and World Languages
programs, leading many initiatives benefitting ELL / bilingual learners and all students, including the expansion of dual language
programs and piloting the NYS Seal of
Biliteracy.
WHEREAS, in a multilingual multicultural society, language is one of the most obvious cultural characteristics of its people, and WHEREAS, it is understood that foundational elements of education in U.S. society are the awareness and appreciation of bilingualism,
biliteracy and multiculturalism as integral components of cultural pluralism in this society, THEREFORE, we who are advocates of bilingual education and are interested in the promotion, progress and the implementation of effective
programs, unite to bring our efforts into one multilingual, multicultural professional organization.
To better meet these students» needs, schools should promote bilingualism and
biliteracy development in grades K - 12, offer professional development to teachers on how to integrate explicit language and literacy instruction aimed at the long - term English language learners in their classrooms, develop specialized
programs that differ from those targeting newly arrived students, and offer native language arts
programs that focus on developing native language literacy.
At a time when other types of bilingual education are on the decline and the B - word — bilingual — has been scrubbed from the U.S. Department of Education lexicon, dual language
programs are showing promise in their mission to promote
biliteracy and positive cross-cultural attitudes in our increasingly multilingual world.
«We hope to inspire the development of strong dual language
programs, multiple opportunities and comprehensive pathways enabling all students to reach the goal of high levels of proficiency in two or more languages, fully qualified to earn the Seal of
Biliteracy» explained Magaly Lavadenz, President of Californians Together.
has a long history of supporting
biliteracy and multilingualism including the unanimous passage of the «Establishing a Commitment to Biliteracy for All» Resolution that sets the establishment of a task force to research the goal of biliteracy upon graduation for students entering kindergarten and supporting the expansion of dual - language
biliteracy and multilingualism including the unanimous passage of the «Establishing a Commitment to
Biliteracy for All» Resolution that sets the establishment of a task force to research the goal of biliteracy upon graduation for students entering kindergarten and supporting the expansion of dual - language
Biliteracy for All» Resolution that sets the establishment of a task force to research the goal of
biliteracy upon graduation for students entering kindergarten and supporting the expansion of dual - language
biliteracy upon graduation for students entering kindergarten and supporting the expansion of dual - language
programs.
What effects from
programs like this (including initiatives such as the Seal of
Biliteracy) have you seen?
To ensure there is an adequate supply of teachers in the long term, the report recommends that higher education teacher preparation
programs expand bilingual certification and credentialing opportunities, and that future bilingual teachers are recruited from among the 126,000 students who earn the Seal of
Biliteracy.
Promote
biliteracy with a strong ideology in order to design, implement and reflect upon dual langauge
programs and practices.
Finally, as a dual language leader, ensure that teachers have access to specific and targeted dual language professional development focused on
biliteracy and facilitated in both
program languages, rather than delivered solely through an English lens.
As more families choose language
programs that lead to
biliteracy for their children, the state can address this shortage by initially targeting teachers who are bilingual but are teaching in English - only classrooms with the professional development that would prepare them to teach in bilingual settings.
Although this
program is very similar to TBE
programs, its goal is bilingualism and
biliteracy.
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