BBE 448 Biliteracy Development for Dual Language Learners

Designed for bilingual preservice teacher candidates to help them understand and guide the literacy development of emerging bilingual and dual language elementary students in acquiring skills needed for reading and writing in two languages. Candidates will examine and compare literacy development across two languages and explore instructional practices that make connections to students’ cultural and linguistic assets, as well as the cultural wealth of their families and communities.

Credits

3

Slash Listed Courses

Also offered for graduate-level credit as BBE 548 and may be taken only once for credit.

Prerequisite

Admission into the Bilingual Teacher Pathway Program