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Great learning with the #WRDSBMLL Elementary Teachers today, on supporting multilingual language learners in Kindergarten and assessing writing. 
We made connections between the components of Scarborough's Reading Rope and the Top Ten Tools Writing Systems/Strands. #WRDSBMLL
We need to remember that while we are focusing on phonological awareness and phonics, it doesn't mean that we completely ignore vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing skills. All of these skills are interrelated. #WRDSBMLL
Discussion point from our MLL literacy networking: is focusing on exposing children to lower-case letters first better than focusing on upper-case letters first, since the majority of letters kids will be exposed to in print will be lower-case? #WRDSBMLL
We may wish to take a step back from a focus on letter names as students first encounter letters and make sure we teach the SOUNDS the letters make. Alphabet-sound linking charts with visuals to support the letter-sound connection can be useful for MLLs and ALL kids. #WRDSBMLL
As teachers, we often point out the words that "break the rules" (spelling conventions), but perhaps we could set our students up for success by emphasizing the spelling conventions that are NOT rule-breakers, to help them both read and spell more efficiently. #WRDSBMLL
