Register Now   Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503053 Spanish Literacy Strand: Building Background Bilingually Join me for another session geared towards Spanish literacy! In this webinar we will take a look at how to activate prior knowledge of text and increase student understanding by building background bilingually. We will explore how to support students in both Spanish and English literacy through bilingual pre-reading activities. We will examine ways to create a conceptual preview that allows for all students to have entry points into a text. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503054 Unpacking and Utilizing the Spanish Language Arts Standards In this webinar we will dive deeper into the newly adopted learning standards for Spanish Language Arts for Illinois educators by “unpacking” and exploring what students need to know and do within Spanish literacy instruction. We will analyze the SLA standards by breaking them down into the essential understandings and skills. We will consider how to plan for instruction by aligning the SLA standards with teachers’ repertoire. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers of [...]

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503056  Spanish Literacy Strand: Pairing Whole Group and Small Group Literacy Instruction Looking for more sessions geared towards Spanish literacy? Join me for a session focused on connecting two important components of literacy instruction: whole group and small group. In this webinar we will examine the features of whole group and small group literacy.  We will explore how to lower the affective filter for bilingual students and create opportunities for making connections across literacy environments. We will consider ways to compliment [...]

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503057  Planning for Bilingualism: Connecting Instruction across ELA and SLA In this webinar we will explore how to strategically plan for bilingualism by connecting instruction across English Language Arts and Spanish Language Arts. We will examine ELA and SLA content standards as a means to plan opportunities to address similarities and differences between languages.  We will consider easy moves for teachers to make cross-linguistic connections in Spanish and English literacy. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Bilingual/ Dual Language Teachers

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 235503058  Getting to know the New Illinois Learning Standards for Spanish Language Arts  This webinar will provide an overview of the newly adopted learning standards for Spanish Language Arts for Illinois educators.  We will explore how the standards address the development of Spanish language and literacy. We will examine some of the similarities and differences of the standards for Spanish Language Arts with the standards for English Language Arts.  TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers of Spanish Language Arts, Administrators, Program Directors

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503059 Spanish Literacy Strand: Teaching With Trabalenguas Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of Spanish literacy instruction? Join me for a look at how trabalenguas (tongue twisters) can be used to support teaching reading in Spanish. We will explore how to “hook” students into literacy and oracy concepts by using fun and popular trabalenguas (tongue twisters in Spanish). We will examine how trabalenguas can be used [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503060 Spanish Literacy Strand: Building Background Bilingually Join me for another session geared towards Spanish literacy! In this webinar we will take a look at how to activate prior knowledge of text and increase student understanding by building background bilingually. We will explore how to support students in both Spanish and English literacy through bilingual pre-reading activities. We will examine ways to create a conceptual preview that allows for all students to have entry points into a text. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Anderson Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503061 Spanish Literacy Strand: Pairing Whole Group and Small Group Literacy Instruction Looking for more sessions geared towards Spanish literacy? Join me for a session focused on connecting two important components of literacy instruction: whole group and small group. In this webinar we will examine the features of whole group and small group literacy.  We will explore how to lower the affective filter for bilingual students and create opportunities for making connections across literacy environments. We will consider ways to compliment [...]