Unlocking Biliteracy: A framework for Biliteracy Foundational Skills

Unlocking Biliteracy: A Framework for Biliteracy Foundational Skills provides a research-based blueprint for planning and implementing foundational skills instruction in K–5 dual language bilingual education (DLBE). While existing biliteracy frameworks guide broader instructional goals, they rarely specify how foundational skills should be taught across languages. This book fills that gap with a systematic approach grounded in the Confluence of Concepts and Skills for Biliteracy™.  This model distinguishes biliteracy development from monoliteracy models and trajectories. By redefining foundational skills through a biliteracy lens, the Framework strategically leverages cross-linguistic transfer to maximize efficacy, equity, and efficiency—helping educators adapt curricula to align with state literacy mandates and DLBE goals while advancing more equitable and effective literacy instruction for multilingual learners.