Tlingit

Language Advisory Panel

  • Seigóot Jessica Chester
  • Guneietí Marsha Hotch
  • Kalchani, Joshua Jackson
  • Yéi Dika K̲udaháan Marry Knutsen
  • Koolyéik, Roby Littlefield
  • Koodéik’ Joseph Marks
  • Yakdushí Lisa Milne-DeWitt
  • K̲aakl.aat Florence Marks Sheakley

Timeline

Spring 2024 – Linguistic and Cultural Ambassador hired; Language Advisory Panel formed; Panel meetings begin

Fall 2024 – Language Advisory Panel meetings continue

December 2024 – Component skills (letter-sound awareness, phonological awareness, word reading) item pools finalized

Winter-Spring 2025 – Piloting of component skills item pools with K-5 students

Summer 2025 – Training teachers in participting districts (Juneau, Sitka) to administer screeners

Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 – Screening students three times during the academic year using the new screeners