Advocating for Multilingual Learners: A Guide for Educators - Couverture souple

Fenner, Diane S.; Snyder, Sydney C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1071974793 ISBN 13 : 9781071974797

Editeur : Corwin, 2026

Synopsis

Equip yourself with the tools to champion equitable education for every multilingual learner

Multilingual learners (MLs) are our fastest-growing student population, yet they often lack a voice in their own education. Without intentional advocacy, systemic barriers stand in the way of their potential. Navigating these challenges can feel overwhelming, but this approachable guide can help build a shared sense of responsibility across your entire school or district. Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney C. Snyder explore how to foster effective instruction, fair assessments, and robust family partnerships, among other topics.

This essential resource provides:

• A five-step advocacy framework to confidently identify and address the pressing issues facing your MLs
• The ML Advocacy Audit and hands-on activities to guide collaborative professional learning
• Real-world stories from educators successfully advocating for their students
• Updated research and brand-new chapters on newcomer students, professional learning, and equitable programming

By actively disrupting inequities, you create a welcoming community where every child belongs. Discover how to advocate effectively so your students receive the joyful, empowering education they deserve.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Diane Staehr Fenner, PhD, is the president of SupportEd (SupportEd.com), a woman-owned small business located in the Washington, DC, metro area that she founded in 2011. SupportEd is dedicated to empowering multilingual learners and their educators. Dr. Staehr Fenner leads her team to provide ML professional learning, coaching, and technical assistance to school districts, states, and organizations. Prior to forming SupportEd, Dr. Staehr Fenner was an English language development (ELD) teacher, dual language assessment teacher, and ELD assessment specialist in Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. She speaks German and Spanish and has taught in Berlin, Germany, and Veracruz, Mexico. Dr. Staehr Fenner grew up on a dairy farm in central New York and is a proud first- generation college graduate. She has written nine books on ML education (and counting), including coauthoring the bestselling Unlocking Multilingual Learners’ Potential: Strategies for Making Content Accessible and Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity. She is a frequent keynote speaker on ML education at conferences across North America. She earned her PhD in Multilingual/Multicultural Education at George Mason University and her MAT in TESOL at the School for International Training. You can connect with her by email at Diane@SupportEd.com.

Sydney Snyder, PhD, is a principal associate at SupportEd. In this role, Dr. Snyder coaches ML educators and develops and facilitates interactive professional development for teachers of MLs. She also works with the SupportEd team to offer technical assistance to school districts and educational organizations. Dr. Snyder has extensive instructional experience and has worked in the field of English language development for
over 25 years. She started her teaching career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea, West Africa. This experience ignited her passion for language teaching, culturally responsive instruction, and ML advocacy. Dr. Snyder is coauthor of Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity and contributing author to Breaking Down the Monolingual Wall. She served as an English Teaching Fellow at Gadja Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She earned her PhD in Multilingual/ Multicultural Education at George Mason University and her MAT in TESOL at the School for International Training. You can connect with her by email at Sydney@SupportEd.com or on Twitter at @SydneySupportEd.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1071974793
• ISBN 13: 9781071974797
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible