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In a city where students and families speak over 170 languages, ensuring every multilingual learner thrives is our paramount goal. This video series documents a shift in literacy instruction that is emerging in schools across The Bronx, in connection with NYC Reads. Grounded in a vital partnership between the Office of Multilingual Learners, District 9 Superintendent Harry Sherman, and renowned expert Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, this work supports moving practice toward a structured literacy approach that values multilingualism.
The mission is to unlock student potential by implementing a comprehensive, asset and research-based framework. Rather than viewing a student's home language as a barrier, our educators use it as the foundation for success. Through explicit and systematic instruction, a vibrant community of practice is emerging, advancing how we teach and learn.
This video series showcases the powerful work with structured literacy happening in our classrooms in the Bronx. See how educators at every level are implementing structured literacy to affirm languages and accelerate learning.
Affirming Our Languages: A Structured Literacy Initiative
Affirming Our Languages: A Structured Literacy Initiative
Scope of Work: District Level — District-Wide Development
This fast-paced video brings together the voices of teachers and leaders across a community of practice in Bronx District 9 to showcase the profound impact of structured literacy and serve as a call to action for all NYC educators.
"I Wish I Knew This": A Teacher's Journey into Structured Literacy
"I Wish I Knew This": A Teacher's Journey into Structured Literacy
Scope of Work: Classroom Level — The Teacher’s Journey
This is the story of one teacher's professional and personal transformation after discovering a framework that changed not only how she taught, but how she viewed language itself. Juddelise Santana is an ENL teacher at P.S. 199X The Shakespeare School in the Bronx.
The Missing Link: Connecting Foundational Skills to Complex Text
The Missing Link: Connecting Foundational Skills to Complex Text
Scope of Work: Team Level — The Instructional Team Approach
This story from founding Principal Angrisani and her team at the South Bronx International Middle School demonstrates how explicit, high-leverage strategies can build the confidence, agency, and transferable skills middle schoolers need to succeed with grade-level content.
Leadership, Community, and a Structured Literacy Toolkit
Leadership, Community, and a Structured Literacy Toolkit
Scope of Work: School Level — The School Leader & Teacher Partnership
This story from Principal Claudio and Bilingual Teacher Stephanie Romero at P.S. 109X Sedgwick School shows how a school leader learning new structured literacy approaches alongside her team helped equip them with the explicit tools to shift their practice in alignment with an asset-based philosophy.
Your Language is a Superpower
Your Language is a Superpower
Scope of Work: Team Level — A Teacher Team in Action
This video from the teacher team at P.S. 311 Lucero Elementary School showcases the shift in student identity that occurs when their home language is treated as an asset and they are equipped to succeed through explicit instruction. They help to highlight a critical message: multilingualism is a superpower.
Structured Literacy for Multilingual Learners in Action
Structured Literacy for Multilingual Learners in Action
Leonor Delgado, a veteran teacher at P.S. 109X in the Bronx, receives coaching from Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan on how to intentionally integrate language development into her structured literacy lesson. As the students work toward reading fluency, they also practice defining words and giving answers in complete sentences. Ms. Delgado uses visuals and gestures to help her students build their vocabulary throughout the lesson.
The work featured in these videos is grounded in a set of core principles designed to dispel common misconceptions and provide a clear, asset-based approach to multilingual education. Explore the full resource to learn more about the six keys to advancing language and literacy for multilingual learners.
The work of structured literacy is furthermore anchored and connected to the literacy shifts and work of NYC Reads to improve the literacy outcomes for all our kids. Explore the NYC Reads website to learn more.
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