Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges Between Languages

by Karen Beeman, Cheryl Urow

Bridge for cross-language transfer!
Beeman and Urow introduce the powerful notion of the Bridge to the biliteracy field in this practical professional development guide for teachers, administrators, and leadership teams. The Bridge is the instructional moment when teachers purposefully bring the two languages together, strategically guiding bilingual learners to:


Transfer the academic content they have learned in one language to the other
Engage in contrastive analysis
Develop academic English and Spanish across the content areas
Read and write grade-level texts across the curriculum
Develop metalinguistic awareness


The biliteracy unit framework featured in this book is compatible with literacy frameworks and programs used in K-12 schools today.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, Language, Professional Development

174 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2012

Reviews

[Barbara Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been waiting for this book for years!!! Am so glad that it is finally published. I have known the authors for a number of years, and I knew that their book would be excellent. I wasn't disappointed one bit. It is definitely a must read for all Esperanza educators.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very insightful book.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good refresher before starting the school year. This is an essential read for dual language/ESL teachers!