Newly revised Biliteracy Pathway Certificate Program Guidance is now available!
The updated guidance includes:
- Revised assessments requirements for meeting the certificate criteria.
- Best practices and resources for implementing the program.
- Downloadable certificates.
The Language Opportunity Coalition (LOC) Biliteracy Pathway Certificate Program is designed to celebrate the linguistic diversity of students and encourage long-term language learning. It consists of a series of Biliteracy Pathway Certificates that celebrate and recognize a student’s language skills.
The certificates can be awarded to students at different points in their education at three different proficiency levels (Novice-High, Intermediate-Low, and Intermediate-Mid), based on proficiency assessments in English and one or more partner languages. The LOC Biliteracy Pathway Certificate program can also play a role in preparing students to earn the State Seal of Biliteracy at high school graduation by encouraging continued language development.
The LOC Biliteracy Pathway Certificates can be given to any student, at any age and grade level, and to students in any type of language learning program. Recipients may include students in World Language, English Language Education, Dual Language Education, Language Immersion, and Transitional Bilingual Education programs, as well as students who are learning languages at home, in after school language programs or in private schools.
The language proficiency criteria for the certificates is based on the proficiency guidelines of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and WIDA.
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