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Strengthening Collaboration: Meeting the English Language and Literacy Needs of Multilingual Learners
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Altalouli, Mahmoud
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2021-07-31
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This capstone project aims to strengthen the collaboration between the school librarian and the
classroom teachers to meet Multilingual Learners' (MLs) English language and literacy
development needs. Collaboration between the school librarian and classroom teachers can be
strengthened by Professional development, implementing collaborative strategies integrating
DEIB concepts in instructional and non-instructional initiatives. The instructional initiatives
cover activities involving collaborative work in co-planning and co-implementing instruction
infused within DEIB concepts. The non-instructional initiatives comprise activities that will
involve not only the partner educators but also other school staff. These are book study, inquiry
group, I Coll-DEIB Briefs, DEIB Books of the Month, and Yearly Inventory of DEIB Books.
Integration of DEIB concepts in various initiatives would make the MLs feel respected and
accepted, motivating the MLs to study, improving their English language and literacy
development. Recommendations include further research to bridge the gap between the current
extent of collaboration between classroom teachers and school librarians and their willingness to
collaborate. Determine the impact of instructional and non-instructional collaborative initiatives
on students' academic achievement; investigate DEIB best practices and strategies in schools;
find out how schools can successfully create a culture among administrators, faculty, students,
and parents meaningfully committed and engaged in DEIB. Determine the most effective ways
to monitor and measure the progress of DEIB concepts, the best way to engage in curriculum
development that seamlessly embeds and integrates DEIB concepts into the assessment to show
students' learning.