School Librarians Facilitating the Success of English Language Learners (SLFSELLs) - Pre-Forum Panel

May 28, 2022 - Virtual Pre-Forum

Panelists:

Carolyn Slavin - carolyn.slavin@leanderisd.org (Reed Elementary School) – Twitter handle: @cslavin87

Edgardo Guerrero - edgardo.guerrero2@k12.dc.gov (Brookland Middle School) – Twitter handle: @MrGtheLibrarian

Nayeli Gonzalez - nayeli_gonzalez@roundrockisd.org (Callison Elementary) – Twitter handle: @Callison_lib

Moderator: Judi Moreillon – info@storytrail.com – Literacies and Libraries Consultant - @CactusWoman

Questions for Panel 

1. What preparation did you have in your library science education that helped you best serve non-English-speaking students and families? And what preparation do you wish you had had?
   
   

2. What kinds of training have you had since joining a school faculty to help you serve this population?
   
   

3. What programs are you currently implementing for ELLs?
   
   

4. How do you incorporate culturally relevant literature into your library programming lessons?
   
   

5. When co-planning lessons with teachers, how do you ensure ELs' particular needs such as linguistic, cultural and background knowledge are being addressed?
   
   

6. How much support do you receive from your administration with your library programming, materials, or needs to better support your population? 

Reflection PPTx (.pdf): REFLECTIONS on School Librarians Serving Emergent Bilinguals: Signage, Collection, Teaching and Programming - School Librarians Serving EBs.pdf

References

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EdWeb. (2022). Helping ELL, ESL, and bilingual students succeed.  https://www.edweb.net/ell (Free professional learning community that focuses on helping students to improve their learning and language ability.) 

García, Araceli. (2021, June 17). Words matter – The case for shifting to “emergent bilingual.” Language. https://www.languagemagazine.com/2021/06/17/words-matter-the-case-for-shifting-to-emergent-bilingual/

Guereña, Salvador. Ed. (1990). Latino librarianship: A handbook for professionals. Jefferson, North Carolina: MacFarland.

Honigsfeld, A., Dove, M. (2022). Co-planning: five essential practices to integrate curriculum and instruction for English learners. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

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Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Education Research Journal, 32, 465–491.

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Moreillon, J. (2004). Vamos a leer / Read to me. Cambridge, MA: Star Bright Books.

Mufleh, L. (2022). Learning America: One woman’s fight for educational justice for refugee children. Boston: Mariner Books.

National Education Association. (2020). Toolkit: English language learners. How educators can advocate for English language learners: All in! https://www.nea.org/resource-library/english-language-learners

Przymus, S. D., Faggellal-Luby, M., & Silva, C. (2020). It’s only a matter of meaning: From English learners (ELs) and emergent bilinguals (EBs) to active bilingual learners/users of English (ABLE). I-LanD Journal: Identity, Language and Diversity, 2/2022, 30-50.

Przymus, S. D., and Huddleston, G. (2021). The hidden curriculum of monolingualism: Understanding metonymy to interrogate problematic representations of raciolinguistic identities in schoolscapes. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 23(1), 67-86.

Przymus, S. D., & Lindo, E. J. (2021). Dual- language books as a red herring: Exposing language use and ideologies.The Reading Teacher. 1–11.

Ruiz, R. (1984). Orientations in language planning. NABE Journal, 8(2): 15-34.

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