Publications

Coming soon!

In Narrative Writing with Latinx Teens: Testimonios, Texts, and Teaching, Dr. Carla España introduces the Writing for Desahogo Teaching framework, a foundation for twenty writing lessons that immerse students in texts on topics that include (im)migration, mental health, language, resilience, and community to facilitate their discussions and writing.

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Read our award-winning article here (click on article image)

*Se hace camino al andar: Translanguaging Pedagogy for Justice*

The six Translanguaging Collections are comprised of 15 unique titles across Picture Books, Early Chapter, Middle Grade, and Young Adult texts. They include an Educator Handbook with planning guides, reading-in-community plans, and language studies for each anchor text. Every collection provides fifteen unique titles to help grow translanguaging within the classroom community and across the school community with professional learning opportunities.
Each collection considers culturally and linguistically sustaining topics:
**Identity**
**Place and Change**
**Intergenerational Connections**
**Migration and Immigration**
**Community and Connections that Sustain Me**
**Changemakers**

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En Comunidad:

*Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students*
By Carla España & Luz Yadira Herrera

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Sample Chapter

Read Chapter One: Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students, and view a step-by-step lesson: Connecting Our Language Practices to Our Identities.

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Study Guide

This study guide is designed with the goals of collaboration, unpacking our own journeys and assumptions, and getting to know our bilingual Latinx students.

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