Announced by One America 12/8/2020.
A Call to Action to Support Emergent Multilingual Students
In collaboration with the Road Map Project, we have published a new report, Our Rising Voices: A Call to Action to Support Emergent Multilingual Students.
Download the Full Report | Visit the Emergent Multilingual Dashboard
This report is a tool for anyone who is advocating for emergent multilingual students—families, grassroots organizers, educators, policymakers, and the young people most impacted by education policies and programs. With reimagination and resourcing, transformative changes are in reach!
From the Report:
Key Term:
EMERGENT MULTILINGUALStudents who are acquiring proficiency in more than one language—English in addition to one or more home or heritage languages. We use the term in this report to describe the same population referred to by school systems as English Language Learners (ELL), students who qualify for English language services. We use this term because it is a strength-based way to describe students (García, O., Kleifgen, J. A., & Falchi, L. 2008; Thompson, 2015; Weimer, Gil, & Esquierdo, 2019).
What does “Qualify for English Learning Services” mean?
Students qualify for English language development support when they do not meet the standards for English Language Proficiency, both knowledge and skills, in reading, listening, writing, and speaking on the annual English Language Proficiency Assessment.
Our Rising Voices Report page 2
Featured Photo credit: Auburn School District
