It's widely accepted that the journey for emergent bilinguals learning to read in two languages is different than learning to read in a single, familiar language. And yet, despite an awareness that these students are not two monolinguals in one, state-of-the-art assessment for students in dual language programs has been limited to a ‘parallel assessment’ where students are frequently measured in English and Spanish and then compared to monolingual speakers of each language. In this interactive session, attendees will explore the benefit of assessing biliteracy when both the uniqueness of and interaction of the two languages are considered.
International Education Officer, Renaissance Learning
Carol Johnson is a bilingual educator and International Education Officer at Renaissance. She holds a PhD in Second Language Acquisition & Teaching, specializing in Applied Psycholinguistics—how people learn second languages.Her years spent teaching English as a second language... Read More →
Thursday June 12, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT Room 5 - Mesa A30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87506, USA
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