Civics education in the United States focuses on people’s political participation in a democratic society and is crucial for helping multilingual learners (MLs) develop civic competence in their new community (Cruz & Thornton, 2009). A language-based approach to content instruction (LACI; de Oliveira, 2023) can help teachers better support their students in learning civics (Gui & de Oliveira, 2024). With examples from civics lessons from the Civics for All curriculum (New York City Public Schools, 2023), this featured session presents LACI as an approach to support civics learning for MLs.
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Civics Learning Through Language (01:02:06) Passcode: x7t^B*p$
