Register Now   Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503005 Initial Spanish Literacy Methods Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of initial Spanish literacy development? Join me for a look at five instructional methods for teaching reading in Spanish. Deepen your understanding of Spanish literacy skill development in primary aged bilingual learners by examining five methods for initial Spanish literacy Explore similarities and differences between initial literacy instruction in Spanish with initial literacy instruction in English [...]

¿Enseñas la lectoescritura en español en un programa bilingüe o lenguaje dual? ¿O simplemente desea entender más sobre el desarrollo inicial de la lectoescritura en español? Únase a mí para explorar cinco métodos de instrucción únicos para el desarrollo de la lectura en español.

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 1 hour Event ID: 245503012 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: Monday, September 11, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503025  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 as a way to [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503034 Building Background Bilingually 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 multiple entry points into a text. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Teachers of Bilingual Learners

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503094 Canciones y dichos y adivinanzas, oh my! Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? If  you enjoyed my session on Teaching with trabalenguas, then you’ll love this session! Join me for a look at how canciones (songs), dichos (sayings), and adivinazas (riddles) can be used to support teaching Spanish language and literacy. We will explore how to engage students during Spanish literacy and oracy by using fun and popular canciones, dichos, and adivinanzas. We will examine [...]

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503095 Connecting Languages during Math Instruction This webinar will dig into the importance of helping bilingual learners make cross-linguistic connections to further their metalinguistic development Whether you instruct math in English or Spanish, we will explore ideas for making language connections while also teaching content knowledge Together we will focus on ways that educators can integrate opportunities for language development across English and Spanish during mathematics instruction TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Bilingual/ Dual Language Teachers

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503096 Initial Spanish Literacy Methods Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of initial Spanish literacy development? Join me for a look at five instructional methods for teaching reading in Spanish. Deepen your understanding of Spanish literacy skill development in primary aged bilingual learners by examining five methods for initial Spanish literacy Explore similarities and differences between initial literacy instruction in Spanish with initial literacy instruction in English [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503097  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 as a way to [...]

Register Now   Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Presenter: Rachell Plote ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503098 Canciones y dichos y adivinanzas, oh my! Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? If  you enjoyed my session on Teaching with trabalenguas, then you’ll love this session! Join me for a look at how canciones (songs), dichos (sayings), and adivinazas (riddles) can be used to support teaching Spanish language and literacy. We will explore how to engage students during Spanish literacy and oracy by using fun and popular canciones, dichos, and adivinanzas. We will examine [...]