Listen "Episode 1: Language Learning and Literacy"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textJoin guest Dr. Jill Castek as she discusses the connection between language learning and literacy. Dr. Castek is Professor of Literacy, Technology, Bi & multilingual Learners & STEM Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies in the College of Education at the University of Arizona. She is also a part of the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) program at the University of Arizona. A former teacher and literacy specialist, Dr. Castek has a few decades of experience working to support students’ reading and literacy development in early and middle grades. Before beginning her journey in higher ed, she taught Reading Recovery, led family literacy programs, and worked with English language learners and community literacy programs in the Bay Area of California.