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ERIC Number: EJ1297012
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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¿Qué Es un Código?: Supporting Emerging Multilingual Learners in Digital Literacy
Barnett, Ellen; Pérez, Karina Méndez; Delgado, Rocío
Science and Children, v58 n5 p51-58 May-Jun 2021
The United States is home to a culturally and linguistically diverse population of young children. In 2017, 10% of U.S. learners came from homes where languages other than English are spoken. Students who are learning English in addition to their native language(s) have the opportunity to become bilingual or multilingual in school. Thus, rather than referring to them as English learners, the authors refer to them as Emerging Multilingual Learners (EMLs) throughout this paper. In this article, the authors share a lesson that engages young EMLs in coding. As students explore codes and robotic actions, instruct a robot to complete tasks, and define problems that might be solved through digital tools, they achieve STEM standards, develop academic language in context, and construct meaning built on their knowledge and experiences with technology, innovation, and digital engagement. This lesson engages young EMLs in 3D learning and digital innovation while building on their lived cultural and linguistic experiences. The lesson can be differentiated for students with diverse cultural and linguistic funds of knowledge and for older elementary students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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