We Belong: Linguistic Liberation

As we welcome 2022, Yarina and I decided to focus on NYSs Blueprint for the ELL/MLL Success.  If you aren't familiar with the document and you are in the field of education be sure to visit NYSEDs webpage to check it out! 

Yarina and I collaborated on today's interview with Hulda Yau, a 6th-grade Integrated classroom teacher in the Rochester City School District. In 2014, Hulda became a core member of the CUNY NYS initiative on Emergent Bilinguals (NYSIEB) and has worked as a lead teacher in a research study that examines the impact of translanguaging strategies on a variety of student outcomes. 

Translanguaging is not new to our listeners and has been featured on BIA. Today's episode is geared more towards those in the field of education but really what Hulda shares is applicable to those who are bilingual or who are allies of the bilingual and multilingual community. 

Listen with an open heart and mind as Hulda shares about the intention, purpose, structure, and liberation associated with translanguaging.