{"id":5490,"date":"2018-05-10T07:39:38","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T11:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/?p=5490"},"modified":"2021-05-27T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T18:23:59","slug":"5-ways-teachers-can-create-translanguaging-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/10\/5-ways-teachers-can-create-translanguaging-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Teachers Can Create a Translanguaging Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5490\" class=\"elementor elementor-5490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5066603 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5066603\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77dadac\" data-id=\"77dadac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bee214 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bee214\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ea389\" data-id=\"39ea389\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55b9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b55b9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Council of the Great City Schools, <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2015\/10\/16\/us-faces-shortage-of-bilingual-teachers\">about half of large city school districts either have a shortage of bilingual teachers for those learning English, or will have one in the next five years<\/a><\/span>. It is a big problem when there is a shortage of these teachers coupled with the fact that the United States has its highest number of English Language Learners (ELLs). Schools need to serve these vulnerable students as quickly as possible, and have come up with various solutions to do so, despite the shortage of ELL and bilingual teachers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0683b0\" data-id=\"e0683b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1459278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1459278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/256831511?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=42406ff641#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6f652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d6f652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to CUNY graduate professor Ofelia Garc\u00eda, <strong>translanguaging<\/strong> is defined as \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the process whereby multilingual speakers utilize their languages as an integrated communication system<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is the only way to create meaning while learning. It is the one thing that everyone needs to do in order to successfully develop their languages, develop their ways of knowing, to develop content, develop their social-emotional identities and for society to develop to a more just and equitable society.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;You cannot isolate the two languages because bilingual children live as bilingual children and not two monolingual children. If we don&#8217;t put those two language alongside each other,\u201d Garc\u00eda says, \u201cthe children will never be able to do that for themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, it is important to create the time and space for translanguaging in your classroom. Here are 5 ways you can start doing that today!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f36a20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f36a20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7da9fe\" data-id=\"b7da9fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34f73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c34f73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Label objects in the classroom in multiple languages.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef9b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bef9b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you walk into an elementary classroom, odds are, you will find nearly everything labeled. This familiarizes students with the written forms of words they already know and use in everyday conversation. The same idea can be applied through translanguaging. By labeling objects in multiple languages, it allows bilingual students to make connections between their native language and the one they\u2019re learning. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cf5ad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cf5ad5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df58a21\" data-id=\"df58a21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d9cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8d9cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1770\" height=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.03-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.03-PM.png 1770w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.03-PM-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.03-PM-768x547.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1770px) 100vw, 1770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f61de9c\" data-id=\"f61de9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855d0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"855d0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.13-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.13-PM.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.13-PM-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-12-at-7.57.13-PM-768x583.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4a332c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4a332c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-210d377\" data-id=\"210d377\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89611ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89611ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Give students of all language abilities their time to shine.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1bd2d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1bd2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don\u2019t want to shame a child for not knowing vocabulary in a second language. This can discourage them from learning and negatively affect their self confidence. Instead, give all students a moment to share their knowledge. For example, throughout your lesson on fruits and vegetables, ask a native English speaker to partner with an ELL student to name all of the fruits and vegetables in both languages. By emphasizing both languages in a positive light, it allows all children to learn new vocabulary, and creates an encouraging learning environment that fosters all students, regardless of their native language.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6afa17e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6afa17e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d43fe8\" data-id=\"6d43fe8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942f44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"942f44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Stock your classroom with age-appropriate books and multimedia resources in the languages of your students.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c925ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c925ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By having books and digital resources in multiple languages in your classroom, teachers give all students the opportunity to build upon their native language and learn a second language. If possible, use bilingual books and digital content that shows two languages side-by-side to help students make the connection between their native language and the second language. For examples, in the Little Sponges program, students can watch a video in the bilingual format or full immersion format. Multilingual resources are also helpful for family engagement. Encourage parents of ELL students to read to the class in their native language.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fea376 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fea376\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a84ea00\" data-id=\"a84ea00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85800c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e85800c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. When grouping students for collaborative work, allow students with the same native language to work together. This allows them to receive a full and deep understanding of the assignment.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37e3c77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37e3c77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2267c27\" data-id=\"2267c27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7072d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7072d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/play-based-learning-2342880_1920.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/play-based-learning-2342880_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/play-based-learning-2342880_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/play-based-learning-2342880_1920-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae9fe4c\" data-id=\"ae9fe4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc848c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc848c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine you\u2019re set to do an assignment with a group of people, but they all speak a language you barely understand. You may be able to fumble through the assignment, but how much did you really learn without any outside context? Probably not as much as the others in your group who were able to more deeply discuss the assignment. Allow students to engage with each other with their home language so that students can deeply discuss a text in the dominant school language (English) later on with all their language resources.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2542aeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2542aeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62cec82\" data-id=\"62cec82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0173977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0173977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Learn key words in your students\u2019 native languages.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f49cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f49cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be a co-learner! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn from the children about their language, cultural practices, and their understandings of the world to create a translanguaging space. For some ELL students, school may be the only place where they use their English skills, but it can also be very isolating if no one takes an interest in their native language or culture. By creating an environment that allows the use of their native language and experiences, combined with other students\u2019 languages and cultures, all students can reach their full potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2234521 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2234521\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36de960\" data-id=\"36de960\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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