Caslon Language Education Wikimedia (B)

Caslon Language Education Index

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big idea

• Statement, also referred to as an essential or enduring understanding, grounded in learning standards and a theme. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

bilingual learner

• Student whose knowledge is shared across two languages. In this book, used synonymously with two-language learner. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

biliteracy

• The ability to read, write, and speak in two languages for a range of communication purposes. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

Bridge, the

• The instructional moment in teaching for biliteracy when teachers bring the two languages together, guiding students to actively engage in contrastive analysis of the two languages by visually placing them side by side and to transfer the academic content they have learned in one language to the other language. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

Bridge anchor chart

• Visual support that demonstrates similarities and differences between Spanish and English. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow

bridging

• Making cross-linguistic connections. Teaching for Biliteracy by Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow