Goals and Objectives of this Course:

• Understand the process of language acquisition, including the 5 levels, BICS and CALP, and importance of academic language.
• Investigate scaffolded instructional strategies for supporting multilingual learners (MLLs) with language acquisition and writing.
• Reflect on ways you can help MLLs holistically by supporting language development and social emotional learning (SEL) through culturally responsive teaching and family engagement.