Igniting Real Change for Multilingual Learners - Equity and Advocacy in Action

This book provides tools and resources for multilingual learners, including MTSS structures, family engagement, centering student experiences, and nurturing and cultivating a multilingual mindset throughout school communities.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Vision of Equity and Advocacy for Multilingual Learners; 2. Cultivating Multilingual Mindsets across a School Community; 3. Affirming and Honoring the Linguistic Identities of Our Students; 4. Ensuring Equity and Access for Multilingual Learners at Tier 1; 5. Interrupting Inequitable MTSS Tiered Interventions and "Problem-Solving" Structures; 6. Dismantling Barriers for Advanced, Gifted, Enrichment Access; 7. Dismantling Oppressive Family Engagement Practices and Designing Equitable Supports; 8. Upholding our Commitments to Equity for Multilingual Learners and Families

About the author

Carly Spina has almost two decades of experience in multilingual education, including her service as an EL teacher, a third-grade bilingual classroom teacher, and a district-wide multilingual instructional coach. She is currently a multilingual education specialist at the Illinois Resource Center. Her first book, Moving Beyond for Multilingual Learners, was a 2023 Equity in Excellence Award Winner. She is on most social media platforms, and you can find her at @MrsSpinasClass.

Product details

• Authors: Carly Spina
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032823362
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282336-2
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Equity and Social Justice in Education Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; EDUCATION / Parent Participation, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Educational administration and organization, School/community relations & school/home relations, Teaching of a specific subject, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts, multilingual learners;MLs;equity;advocacy;ELLs;TESOL;MTSS