‘I Can Read, But I Don’t Know What It Means’: Rethinking Literacy for Multilingual Kids

“In classrooms across the country, children are showing progress in reading, yet many students cannot tell you what those words mean, why they matter or how the text connects to their lives. My first grade multilingual learner asked for help with an assignment that required reading the word and matching it to the corresponding picture. I assumed that my student...

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