Meaningful Reading Instruction for Multilingual, Multicultural Students, grades 9-12

We all know that emergent literacy best takes place in students’ first language.  In this workshop we will focus on how we can best support High School ELs in their quest to become readers in their second language.  

• Explore how to support students’ first language literacy even when you don’t speak it and materials aren’t available;
• Considering many High School English Learners are either long-term ELs or relative newcomers, examine best practices for supporting L2 literacy development for those grades; 
• Investigate ways to support English Learners when the grade-level content is more complex and abstract; 
• Incorporate all language domains into literacy instruction;
• Make plans to take new learning back to school/district;

Target Audience: Teachers, coaches, administrators, grades 9-12

Event Description: 

**Participants must attend the two-hour live session (Part A) in order to be eligible to complete the optional reflection/application (Part B) to earn an additional three hours of professional development credits. 

This professional learning experience will include both synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities. Participants can earn up to a total of five hours of professional development credits for their participation in Parts A and B.

Part A: a live 90-minute webinar accompanied by a 30-minute question and answer portion. Participants will receive two hours of professional development credits for their participation in Part A.

Part B (optional): a follow-up to Part A, after attending the live webinar, participants will reflect and apply their learning to their own practice. Participants may earn three hours of additional professional learning credits by completing the reflection/application document and submitting the completion form within two weeks of participating in the live webinar.