Dear Colleague:  I recently participated in a professional learning experience with Lute-Stem about multimodal methods at Lehman College. I learned a lot about ways to incorporate strategies for students’ instruction to be more multimodal. During the summer, I learned about the Scratch program, multimodal literacy, the habits of mind, and the review of a child.  There was a lot to […]

Background Ana (pseudonym) is a seven-year-old first grader. She is a hard worker, always willing to learn, and is very joyful. Ana has an IEP; she has a speech impairment. She is an emergent bilingual and has a paraprofessional that helps her with English. Ana receives pull-out services for speech therapy and ESOL twice a week. Physical Presence and Gesture — […]

Hello, my name is Crystal Santana. I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. My earliest education was completed there. I came to the United States when I was in 11th grade. It was challenging to adjust to a new country due to the language barrier. After graduating from high school, I attended Bronx Community college and graduated with […]