Strategies for Working with Multilingual Learners: A Bonus Episode with Shawnda Fukano (TWT Contributing Writer)

RATINGS/REVIEWSWe are excited to share the Two Writing Teachers Podcast with you. If you've provided a rating or review on any of the listening platforms, then please fill out this form to be entered into a giveaway for a free professional book from Corwin. All entries must be received by October 14th, 2022. You must have a U.S. mailing address to enter the giveaway.MORE INFORMATIONCheck out Shawnda's blog post that inspired today's bonus episode:Chants for Writing: Support Routines, Conventions, and CraftRead more posts about working with multilingual learners and on translanguaging on Two Writing Teachers. In addition, here are some other #TWTBlog posts that will provide you with more information about things Shawnda mentioned.Developing StorytellersStudents Can Draw at Every Stage of the Writing Process (At All Ages)Use Oral Rehearsal to Aid Note-TakingABOUT SHAWNDAShawnda Fukano is a primary literacy coach at Mount View Elementary, a dual-language school in the Highline School District in Seattle, Washington. She supports teachers and students in both English and Spanish classrooms as they develop biliteracy. Shawnda has had a passion for educating multilingual learners since she began teaching in 2004. She spent many years as a classroom teacher for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade newcomers, and was then the Dual Language Coordinator when her school first transitioned to the dual-language program. She also taught English to adult refugees from Burma for several years.Shawnda is a National Board Certified Teacher in English as a New Language and is an OCDE Project GLAD® Trainer. She lives in Seattle with her husband, son, and twin daughters and writes slices of her life as a mom and teacher at ShawndaStories or follow her on Twitter @ShawndaFukano.*****Send us Fan MailPlease subscribe to our podcast and leave us ratings/reviews on your favorite listening platform.You may contact us directly if you want us to consult with your school district. Melanie Meehan: [email protected] Stacey Shubitz: [email protected] us at [email protected] for affiliate or sponsorship opportunities.For more about teaching writing, head to the Two Writing Teachers blog.