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Sharpening the Saw: Opportunities, tips, and articles to keep us sharp!
Sharpening the Saw: Opportunities, tips, and articles to keep us sharp!
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The Science of Reading Webinar Series
The Science of Reading Webinar Series
- Tuesday, May 19th @ 2p: How Executive Function Affects Early Childhood Language and Literacy Skills
- Wednesday, June 17th @ 2p: Phonological Awareness, Reading, and Writing: What Teachers Need to Know
- Tuesday, June 30th @ 2p: Is the Science of Reading Influencing Mainstream Educational Practices? Not Enough.
Previous webinars are also archived and available: Below are a few titles that may be of interest...there are others available.
- Close Encounters with Students' Spelling: What They Tell Us About Language Learning
- Lift Overall Literacy Through Centering Writing Instruction
- Bigger Kids, Bigger Words: Reading Multisyllabic Words
- Improving Reading Outcomes Through Goal Setting and Progress Monitoring
- Dyslexia: The Myths and the Mysteries
Helping Native & Nonnative Speakers of English with Dyslexia
Helping Native & Nonnative Speakers of English with Dyslexia
Presenters: Elke Schneider & Andrea Kulmhofer
Presentation Description:
Based on research support for MSL instruction in effective content area reading and writing skills, participants receive practical guidelines in simulations to help native and non-native speakers with dyslexia gain these skills. Included are strategies for teachers to quickly analyze text challenges and how to assist students of all grade levels in acquiring self-directed text reading and text composition mechanisms. Resources for personal use are provided.
Serving English Learners in a Distance Learning Environment
Serving English Learners in a Distance Learning Environment
1-3:30p on Friday, May 15, 2020
The first part will cover the legal requirements related to providing services to ELs, in Title I, Title III, and Civil Rights that may be challenging to implement in a distance learning environment and ED's response to this crisis. This part will conclude with a brief opportunity for questions from listeners.
The second part will be a facilitated panel discussion. David Holbrook will serve as facilitator of the panel of experts listed below:
- Roberta Miceli—Center for Applied Linguistics (CAP)
- Faridah Pawan—Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Jobi Lawrence—ELPA21 (an EL Assessment Consortium)
- Samuel Aguirre—WIDA (an EL Assessment Consortium)
- Louise Marks—National Association of ESEA of State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
- Carol Salva—National Association of English Learner Program Administrators (NAELPA)
- Margarita Pinkos—National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE)
Register at eseanetwork.org
Register at eseanetwork.org
When: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 8a-4p
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free!
Kauffman Foundation Presents: CRTL INSIGHT Conference
Kauffman Foundation Presents: CRTL INSIGHT Conference
Learn a lot and see some LPS rockstars shine! This conference features...
- Dr. Shakiyya Bland, Secondary Math Instructional Coach
- Christine Caffey-Riggs, 2nd Grade Teacher, Hillcrest
- Lauren Mitchell, 4th Grade Teacher, Kennedy
Click here to learn more about the conference.
Click here to learn more about the conference.
PD From KSDE
PD From KSDE
Click on the title to access the PD from KSDE.
This is a recorded PD on how to effectively use ESOL support in your classroom to help ELs.
This is an An overview of how utilizing culturally relevant text with English Learners (ELs) aligns to the 2018 Kansas ELP Standards. It highlights of an example lesson that uses a culturally relevant text and differentiated student products that are aligned to various ELP Standards Proficiency Levels.
- Wh-Writing Template
- Wh-Writing Sentence Template
- Sentence Frames
EL Family Toolkit One-Pager FINAL 1.25.19.pdfThe U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) are pleased to announce the first two chapters of the English Learner Family Toolkit.
Photo courtesy of Spanish Playground and Viajaes Aventura Maya
Apapchar in Spanish is "snuggle" or "cuddle." It comes from the Mayan (Nahuatl) word for "apapachoa," that means to "hug with your soul."
It's amazing how words and language can carry such cultural significance. Their translations do not always do them justice! Other examples include, but are not limited to:
- Dar la luz: The Spanish term for giving birth, but literally translates to "giving the light"
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