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Bay Shore presents science-of-reading guidance for multilingual learners; district says it already applies many recommendations
Summary
District staff presented New York State'derived science-of-reading briefs urging asset-based literacy instruction for multilingual learners. Presenter said Bay Shore's dual-language and SIOP models already reflect many recommendations and urged expanded teacher-led professional development.
Speaker 2 presented the district's review of New York State Office of Bilingual Education guidance on the science of reading for English language learners and multilingual learners, saying the state's associate commissioner Alisa Alvarez has "championed the philosophy that we are all educators of multilingual learners." She said the guidance asks educators to view multilingual learners through an asset-based, ontological lens rather than as deficits.
The presenter gave prevalence figures to frame the issue: "nationwide, 10% of all students are now English language learners," she said, "in New York State, that number is around 11%," and Bay Shore has about "22% of students in Bay Shore that are English language learners," while noting that figure excludes…
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