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These five simple steps provide a sensible guide with achievable goals for finding a balance between language and literacy development, including strategies to  integrate the use of technology.  Istation Espanol is a one-stop soluton tool that promotes accurate and efficient ways to collect and interpret data, apply results to classroom instruction, and avoid inadvertent crossing of the fine line that divides cognitive ability and language acquisition. More importantly, these five steps introduce a teacher-friendly sequence to ensure educational equity and excellence for second-language learners who are on a successful path toward biliteracy.

Step 1: The Identification Process
Struggling to read or failing to understand?
Step 2: Reading Development
Domains and competencies for Spanish literacy
Step 3: Determining a Target Area
Data sources and grouping students
Step 4: Measuring Results 
Plan instruction based on students’ literacy level
Step 5: Ongoing Monitoring
Closing skill gaps and promoting transferability between languages