To preserve one’s language is to preserve one’s culture and identity. Teaching native language results in higher academic scores in math and reading, more self- esteem/increased self-efficacy, motivation and ethnic pride among students.
Essential Questions & Enduring Understandings
What are Meaningful Connections and what are some of my own?
How did my ancestors express their “Meaningful Connections” to each other and the earth? How is it done today?
How will developing a deeper awareness of myself, my world and my culture empower my artist’s voice?
How can my expressive and creative abilities How does family and community define who you are?
Why is it important to learn your language?
How can I overcome my hesitancy and began to express myself in Diné language?
How is Lakota language structured differently than English language and why?
What is Zuni space? Is there differences between Zuni space and other types of spaces?
Do I incorporate language in my classroom and intentionally make it less English-dominant?
Do I encourage students to use their language?
How do I positively approach non-English languages?
• Classroom Assessment Materials
• Creation Date: January 1, 2010
Publications:
An Overview of Language Preservation at Ohi:yoʹ, the Seneca Allegany TerritoryPublication Date: December 1, 2010
• Dissertation - University of Pennsylvania
• Author/s: Melissa E. Borgia
Bilingual/Bicultural Education at Peach SpringsPublication Date: November 1, 1994
• Hualapai Way of Schooling
• Peabody Journal of Education Vol. 69, No. 2, 26-42
• Author/s: Lucille J. Watahomigie and Teresa L. McCarty
Blackfoot Language and Culture ProgramPublication Date: January 1, 1990
• Alberta Education, Canada
Case Report: Efficacy of Intervention for a Bilingual ChildPublication Date: March 1, 1997
• Ma king A r ticula tion an d Ph on olog ical Errors
• International Journal of Bilingualism
• Author/s: Alison Holm, Barbara Dodd
Communicative FunctionsPublication Date: January 1, 2006
• Minnesota Articulation Project
• Author/s: Diane J. Tedick
Diné: Character Building Standards – 9th-12th
• Includes Diné translations
Diné: Character Building Standards – 7th-8th
• Includes Diné translations
Diné: Culture Standards – 7th-8th
• Includes Diné translations
Diné: Culture Standards – 9th-12th
• Includes Diné translations
Diné: Government Standards – 11th-12th
• Includes Diné translations
Diné: History Standards – 7th-8th
• Includes Diné translations
Diné: History Standards – 9th-12th
• Includes Diné translations
Diné: Oral Language Standards – 7th-8th
• Includes Diné translations
Indigenous Language Immersion Schools for Strong Indigenous IdentitiesPublication Date: November 1, 2010
• Heritage Language Journal
• Author/s: Jon Reyhner
Indigenous Language RevitalizationPublication Date: January 1, 2009
• Encouragement, Guidance & Lessons Learned
• Northern Arizona University
• Author/s: Jon Reyhner and Louise Lockard
Indigenous Languages and Schools
• Fellows Brief
• NACA-Inspired Schools Network
Language For Learning: Scope and Sequence
Language, Identity, and CommunityPublication Date: May 16, 2014
• An Analysis of the Kha’po’ Owingeh Language Program, presented to the Santa Clara Pueblo
• Harvard University Native American Program
• Author/s: Allison Celosia and Michael Dabrieo
Language, Identity, and PowerPublication Date: January 1, 2009
• Navajo and Pueblo Young Adults’ Perspectives and Experiences with Competing Language Ideologies
• Journal of Language, Identity, and Education
• Author/s: Tiffany S. Lee
Learning to Read and Write CherokeePublication Date: January 1, 2009
• Toward a Theory of Literacy Revitalization
• Bilingual Research Journal, National Association for Bilingual Education
• Author/s: Lizette Peter and Tracy Hirata-Edds
Lessons Learned for Native Language ActivistsPublication Date: March 11, 2000
• Encouragement, Guidance, Insights, and Lessons Learned for Native Language Activists Developing Their Own Tribal Language Programs
• Piegan Institute of the Blackfeet Nation
• Author/s: Darrell R. Kipp
Modern, Classical and Native Language Standards
Native American Language Immersion
• Innovative Native Education for Children & Families
• American Indian College Fund
• Author/s: Janine Pease-Pretty
Native Language Education BackgrounderPublication Date: October 1, 2013
• NCAI Policy Research Center
Navajo/Diné Language Vision Statement
• The Centrality of Navajo Language and Culture
Observing Second Language Teaching
• How Languages are Learned, Oxford University Press
Paper: Indigenous New Words Creation
• Perspectives from Alaska and Hawai‘i
• University of Hawai’i Hilo
• Author/s: Larry Kimura
Proficiency-Oriented Language: Instruction and Assessment
• Standards, Philosophies, and Considerations for Assessment
• POLIA
• Author/s: Diane J. Tedick
Reclaiming Indigenous LanguagesPublication Date: January 1, 2014
• A Reconsideration of the Roles and Responsibilities of Schools
• Peabody Journal of Education Vol. 69, No. 2, 26-42
• Author/s: Teresa L. McCarty and Sheilah E. Nicholas
Summer Diné Language Program ReportPublication Date: July 1, 2011
• Central Consolidated School District
The Hawaiian Model of Language RevitalizationPublication Date: January 1, 2012
• Problems of extension to mainland native America
• De Gruyter Mouton
• Author/s: Andrew CoweII
The Role of Native Languages and Cultures in Student AchievementPublication Date: July 1, 2011
• American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian
• Center for Indian Education, ASU
• Author/s: Teresa L. McCarty, Ph.D.
