A substantial percentage of students in U.S.
schools speak languages other than English at home, yet
very few are enrolled in educational contexts that seek to
develop their bilingual and biliterate skills and identities,
despite the fact that research continues to show the im￾portance of creating space for bilingual and biliterate
practices in the classroom in order for students to progress
academically. This paper explores the literature on bilit￾eracy development with a focus on Spanish/English bilin￾gual students in the early elementary grades. Several
classroom activities are then presented that have been
found by educational researchers to be effective in foster￾ing biliteracy development in emergent bilinguals and that
can be implemented in any classroom by bilingual or
monolingual teachers. The potential for such activities to
foster positive biliterate identities and expand bilingual
students’ future options are discussed.

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• Evidence-Based Strategies for Fostering Biliteracy in Any Classroom

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