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MULTILINGUALISM AND LITERACY LAB

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto

WELCOME TO THE MULTILINGUALISM
AND LITERACY LAB

Dr. Xi (Becky) Chen, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Our lab’s research focuses on understanding how bilingual and English Language Learner’s develop literacy skills in their first and second language and whether these skills transfer between the two languages.

Video Resources

Supporting Struggling Readers in French Immersion- Episode 2

05:48

cL2c Presentation

59:20

Best Practices to Support Multilingual Learners with Reading and Well-Being

41:08

OISE Open House Chen Lab

06:02

Professor Becky Xi Chen on transferral of language and literacy skills

01:54

Supporting Struggling Readers in French Immersion - Episode 1

06:09

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