AREA 8: Literacy Learning and Practice in Multilingual and Multicultural Settings

Natasha Perez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Collaborative Inquiry Into Pedagogies of Biliteracy - Leah Durán, University of Arizona

A Balancing Act: Supporting Emergent Bilinguals in Writing Instruction - Lorien Chambers Schuldt, Fort Lewis College

A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction (LACI): Scaffolding for Meaningful Interactions in a First Grade Classroom  - Luciana C de Oliveira, University of Miami; Loren Jones, University of Miami; Carolina Rossato de Almeida, University of Miami; Sharon Smith, University of Miami

Influence of Writing Capital on Emergent Bilinguals’ Writing Identity - Stephanie J Shedrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kristin Papoi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill