Name: Cross‑Language Phonology in Dual Language Programs: Understanding Early Literacy Through Two Sound Systems
Start: 2026-06-05T10:00:00-0700
End: 2026-06-05T10:50:00-0700

Cross‑Language Phonology in Dual Language Programs: Understanding Early Literacy Through Two Sound Systems

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Friday June 5, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am PDT

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In dual language programs, students learn to read through the combined influence of both of their languages. Children acquire the phonemes and sound patterns of their home language(s) first, and these established systems shape how new sounds in English and Spanish are perceived, distinguished, and produced — a predictable process of cross‑linguistic transfer. Because Spanish and English have different vowel inventories, consonant contrasts, and levels of orthographic depth, students naturally draw on familiar sound patterns as they decode in either language. These are not errors but linguistically logical developmental patterns. This session equips dual language educators to use cross‑language comparisons to interpret early literacy assessments more accurately, identify skills that transfer automatically across languages, and target explicit instruction where phonemes diverge — strengthening equity‑focused decisions that honor the full bilingual reading process.

Grade Levels: Pre-K, K-2

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Doris Chavez-Linville

Sr. Director, Linguistic & Culturally Diverse Innovation, Renaissance

Doris is a life-long bilingual and biliterate educator who started as a dual-language preschool and kindergarten teacher in her native Mexico where she started her studies at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. She also served as a Migrant Ed. educator in Pennsylvania after receiving... Read More →

Friday June 5, 2026 10:00am - 10:50am PDT

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SY26 CPS Dual Language Conference

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