1. Instructional Practices in DLI Settings April 24, 2015

2. Today’s conversation Bilingualism ●language production ●comprehensible output Biliteracy ●literacy in two languages Grade Level Content ●CCSS, Science, Social Studies

3. Reading “floats on a sea of talk” (Britton, 1970, p. 164) Bilingualism

4. Speaking Language Production ●Safe environments ●Student-centered instruction ●Language scaffolds ●Cooperative Learning ●Gradual Release of Responsibility

5. Listening Comprehensible Output ●Clearly state learning targets ●Use multisensory supports ●Establish and follow instructional routines ●Check for understanding ●Engage in full Gradual Release of Responsibility Cycles ●Provide Adequate Time for Task Completion

6. Clearly established language performance and language proficiency benchmarks per grade level in both targeted languages!

7. Same, same, different! Literacy

8. Spanish Literacy Same, same… ●Reading per CCSS ●Writing per genre per CCSS ●Attention to Speaking and Listening per CCSS ●Attention to Foundational Skills per CCSS rigor different! ●Writing utilizing Spanish Language rhetoric and discourse ●Listening and speaking to “writing-reading” phenomenon in Spanish. ●Systematic, targeted and sequential teaching to Spanish Foundational Skills

9. English Literacy Same, same… ●Reading per CCSS ●Writing per genre per CCSS ●Attention to Speaking and Listening per CCSS ●Attention to Foundational Skills per CCSS rigor different! ●Writing utilizing English Language rhetoric and discourse ●Listening and speaking to reading and then writing ●Systematic, targeted and sequential teaching to English Foundational Skills

10. Clearly established literacy (reading and writing) benchmarks per grade level in both targeted languages!

11. "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." ~Albert Einstein Content

12. Eternal struggle for time Integration ●Science and Social Studies thematic teaching of literacy ●Targeted opportunities to achieve science and social studies experiences ●Student-centered and self- directed learning

13. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” Benjamin Franklin Assessing

14. I ntegrated Performance Assessments Classroom Level Interpretative Listening Interpretative Reading Interpersonal Communications Presentational Speaking Presentational Writing

15. Assessments Framework Program Level Language Performance Language Proficiency Literacy Content

16. Samples

17. Scopes for Biliteracy

18. Unit Plans

19. IPA

20. Assessment Framework

21. In summary...

22. Bilingualism Biliteracy Grade Level Content Assessments

23. Thank you!