Patricia Ambrosio explains how scaffolded Turn-and-Talks empower Multilingual Learners This piece builds on the ideas shared in “A Pedagogy of Translanguaging” (Language Magazine, 2018), which highlighted how multilingual learners thrive when they’re encouraged to use all their languages in the classroom. That article laid the groundwork for understanding translanguaging as a powerful pedagogical approach. Here, I take that concept into the everyday classroom and show how a simple routine, like Turn-and-Talk , can become a meaningful way to put those ideas into practice and boost engagement for all learners. Maria Rita was a new English Learner (EL) teacher. I was observing her guiding a group of fourth graders during a shared reading of The Chariot of the Sun . As a new EL Specialist, I mentally checked off each item of my mental checklist. Pre-teach vocabulary? Check Prior knowledge activation? Check Language supports: Visuals. Graphic Organizer. Summary in Spanish. Check. Check. Check.…