The Language, Literacy, and Learning Integrated Framework for Teaching (L3IFT) Framework, designed to transform the way you see language and how to teach it, helps you meet the needs of every student in your classroom, especially multilingual learners. Our framework isn't meant to give you one more thing to worry about, but to lift your teaching practices to make teaching a diverse classroom easier. Through our resources, you’ll walk away with tools you can use tomorrow to enhance your instruction, build more inclusive learning environments, and bring language into the heart of your teaching.
You aren't alone. Let's navigate through our framework and understand the interconnectedness of language, culture, and identity.
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The L3IFT Framework uses six components to approach high quality teaching:
- Culturally Sustaining Practices
- Integration of Disciplinary Literacy, Language, and Reasoning
- Experience-Anchored Language Learning
- Explicit and Sustained Language Focus
- High Challenge & High Support with Macro-Micro Scaffolding
- Quality Interactions for Meaning Making
By implementing these core components, educators can create inclusive learning environments that promote the academic success of all students.
Learn more about these components and how to implement them in our introductory paper!
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If you're ready to learn more about implementing this research-based framework in your classroom, reach out to us. We are here for you and your students! The team who made this framework has dozens of years of experience with multilingual learners and training the educators who teach them. No matter your level of comfort with teaching these learners or with our framework, we're ready to guide you every step of the way.
In addition, you can join us for a series on this framework! This three-day institute in August 2025 will focus on the three pillars of Integration of Disciplinary Literacy, Language and Learning; High Challenge + High Support through Macro and Micro-Scaffolding; Explicit and Sustained Language Focus; built on the foundation of Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Practices. Learn more about our institute on our registration page.
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- Audrey Lesondak
- Senior Director, Language & Culture
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- Fran Veguilla
- Dual Language Education Consultant/ CLASS Bilingual Instructor
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- Gretchen Lettau
- Language Development Specialist
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- Ruslana Westerlund
- WIDA Standards and Disciplinary Literacy Consultant
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| Last Updated: 4/22/25 |
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