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E29 - Every Teacher a Language Teacher: Making Language Visible in Literacy Instruction

From Literacy Across Languages · Hosted by Mary Sandoval & Katherine Nelson

2026-09-10·00:46:58

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In this episode of Literacy Across Languages: Dr. Antonio Fierro explores why language must be understood as the foundation of literacy for English Learners, connecting phonological awareness, word recognition, sentences, and discourse.

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Dr. Antonio Fierro explores why language must be understood as the foundation of literacy for English Learners, connecting phonological awareness, word recognition, sentences, and discourse. He discusses how teachers can create language-rich classrooms, listen closely to students’ oral language, build on cross-linguistic knowledge, and pair…