Multilingualism in the Classroom Birth to Grade 6

Sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic foundations and theories of language development for bilingual/multilingual children from birth to sixth grade. Introduction to linguistically responsive classroom practices and teacher advocacy for multilingual families. Analysis of who multilingual learners are, the historical and political contexts of bilingual education in the United States, education policy, and characteristics of programs available to multilingual learners. Note: This course requires fifteen hours of fieldwork with Multilingual Learners (MLLs).