Literacy leaders and reading researchers will come together to discuss how a Structured Literacy approach can support multilingual learners’ language and literacy development. Panelists will share their perspectives on the factors and methods to consider when implementing Structured Literacy with multilingual learners. Part of the ongoing Reading the Room series, cohosted by the National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL) and BU Wheelock.PanelistsEleonora Villegas-Reimers, EdD, Clinical Professor and Department Chair, Teaching & Learning, BU Wheelock (moderator)Doris Baker, PhD, Associate Professor, Special Education and Curriculum & Instruction, UT-AustinLillian Duran, PhD, Professor, Special Education, University of OregonYadira Sánchez, PhD (Wheelock'91), Director of Counseling, Health and Wellness, Academia María Reina, San Juan, Puerto Rico