Lenses on Literature is intentionally designed to support both the academic success and language development of multilingual learners (MLLs). Grounded in asset-based practices, CAST Universal Design for Learning requirements, and English Learners Success Forum’s ELA Guidelines, Lenses affirms students’ cultural and linguistic identities while providing explicit language instruction and scaffolded support.18
The Levels of Support (LoS) framework—paired with daily routines for vocabulary, discourse, and writing—ensures that MLLs engage daily with complex texts and tasks. In addition to LoS, Lenses offers the following comprehensive set of features tailored to the unique needs of MLLs.
