Naashia Mohamed

Discover how to foster an inclusive, respectful holiday environment in schools with these three essential tips. From celebrating diverse cultures year-round to supporting students who don’t celebrate, this post offers meaningful, actionable ideas for educators.

Many parents fear that exposing their child to multiple languages might cause confusion or delay development. This post explores the research, highlighting how young minds can effortlessly manage multilingual environments, often thriving with the cognitive benefits of speaking more than one language.

What qualities did your most impactful teachers share? Here is a list of the top qualities of an outstanding teacher of multilingual learners of English.

Teachers today are increasingly challenged in how to best support the multilingual development of all their learners. Try these suggestions for how to draw on multilingual and translingual pedagogies to design instruction in culturally sustaining ways.

Why is it critical that we evaluate multilingual learners differently from the way we evaluate their monolingual and English-proficient peers? Learn some of the most effective and common accommodations to provide more equitable assessments. 

Learn about the two Eids that are celebrated by Muslims around the world, and about ways in which knowledge of these cultural practices can be incorporated into your curriculum. Naashia Mohamed shares many classroom activities across the content areas for your multilingual learners of English to learn about these celebrations. 

Given the linguistic, socialization, and assessment challenges involved in educating students who are developing their English proficiency, it is clear that traditional approaches are not sufficient. Every teacher, regardless of their curriculum specialization, has a responsibility to teach language.

Vocabulary is central to understanding and expressing our ideas. How can you improve the effectiveness of your vocabulary activities? Learn some strategies and tips for helping your multilingual learners of English acquire vocabulary. 

What is "real" English? Naashia Mohamed reflects on the damage that linguistic racism can do to multilingual learners of English and considers what educators can do to help. 

Naashia Mohamed talks with three teachers of MLEs to gain insights into three ELT service models: pull-in, push-out, and coteaching.