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Apr
29
CIES 2021 Thursday
Apr 29, 9:15am
Jun
1
Learning Better Together: Session 1
Jun 1, 7:00pm
James R. Squire Office Releases New Policy Briefs
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and its James R.
Gamifying Literacy // Rise and Shine! (1 of 2)
A reading from the gospel of Luke: Luke Skywalker looked to the heavens. He visualized his future, but he needed somebody to be his champion. That champion is you, the teacher reading this blog. Luke is sitting in your classroom.
GC-DWC Mother Tongue Education Infographic

Mother Tongue Education

Resources
Infographic in gold and blue describing the impact of mother tongue educaiton

 

Explore Mother Tongue Resources for the Haitian Classroom:

Access Resources

Infographic Sources: 

Lucas, A., McEwan, P., Ngware, M., & Oketch, M. (2014). Improving early‐grade literacy in East Africa: Experimental evidence from Kenya and Uganda. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 33(4), 950–976. https​://doi.org/10.1002/pam.21782​

UNESCO Bangkok (2005). Advocacy brief on mother tongue-based teaching and education for
girls. 

Ball, J. (2010). Enhancing learning of children from diverse language backgrounds: Mother tongue‐based bilingual or multilingual education in early childhood and early primary school years. Victoria, BC, Canada: Early Childhood Development Intercultural Partnerships, University of Victoria.

Spratt, J., Ralaingita, W., Fomba, C., & Diawara, M. (2013). Evaluation of Mali’s mother‐tongue early grade “Read Learn Lead” program: Year 2 technical follow‐up report with focus on teacher and classroom practice. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International.

Kosonen, K. (2005). Education in local languages: Policy and practice in Southeast Asia. First languages first: Community-based literacy programmes for minority language contexts in Asia. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok.

Piper, B., Schroeder, L., & Trudell, B. (2016). Oral reading fluency and comprehension in Kenya: Reading acquisition in a multilingual environment. Journal of Research in Reading, 39(2), 133–152. https​://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12052​

Fomentando la Resiliencia de los Niños en la Adversidad: Guía de Enfoques escolares y comunitarios integrales para el niño

La educación y la resiliencia tienen una fuerte relación recíproca: la participación en la educación promueve la resiliencia de los niños, y los niños resilientes tienen más probabilidades de participar en educación y beneficiarse de ella. Utilizando los programas escolares como punto de entrada, es

Promouvoir la Résilience des Enfants dans l'Adversité: Un guide des approches pour le développement intégral de l’enfant à l’école et dans la communauté

L’éducation et la résilience ont une forte relation réciproque: la participation à l’éducation favorise la résilience des enfants, et les enfants résilients sont plus susceptibles de participer à l’éducation et d’en tirer profit. Utilisant les programmes scolaires comme point de départ, ce guide déc

Gamifying Literacy // There is Glory in their Story (Part 2 of 2)
A reading from St. Paul’s letter to Hogwarts: Harry, the boy who lived, is spending Christmas vacation with his friend, Ron, and the Weasley family. They don’t have much, but when all you’ve got is nothing, there’s a lot to go around.
ALiK Assessment Strong Beginnings

Ayiti Li Kreyòl Assessment

Resources

The Ayiti Li Kreyòl (ALiK) assessment evaluates the reading performance of students based on vocabulary knowledge, reading comprehension, phonemic awareness, word recognition, and reading fluency. The assessment includes small to long paragraphs with  accompanying comprehension questions. Download the ALiK Explainer Guide to learn more.

ALiK 1 Assessment

ALiK 2 Assessment

ALiK 3 Assessment

Kendra Freeman
CREO Postdoc Alumni | Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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