Bilingualism

Oftentimes, bilingual students miss out on opportunities to pick topics to write about due to teacher's choice

• True

• False

It is not important for bilingual students to strengthen their writing voices

• True

• False

While at home, bilingual writers may learn that writing has a purpose and audience and that their bilingualism is part of their experiences

• True

• False

Students view the teacher's job as primarily to...

• Correct

• Grade

Children need opportunities to write for particular purposes and audiences by capitalizing on their entire linguistic

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How are you guys doing?

• Great

• Not too good

• Ok

• Tired

How can we create a translanguaging writing classroom?

Oftentimes, educators are forced to teach writing using writing instructions that steer educators and children away from authentic writing.

• True

• False

Our current writing system leaves little room for bilinguals to show what they know through their own experiences

• True

• False

Which are ideals associated with a translanguaging classroom?

• Writing is writing regardless of the language.

• Students need to draw from their entire linguistic repertoire to produce complex text.

• Emergent students benefit from engaging in literacy practices inside and outside of the classroom.

• Current writing curriculums are sufficient for Bilingual students