California
Bridging the Gaps: Transforming Secondary Literacy Instruction
Join The Reading League California as they host Bridging the Gaps: Transforming Secondary Literacy Instruction. This webinar aims to address the critical issue of secondary literacy instruction. It will focus on the importance of training secondary literacy specialists and special education instructors in the science of reading and structured literacy principles. The webinar will highlight how these educational practices, when coupled with age-appropriate materials, can support students struggling with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities (SLDs) or language development disorders. Register Here.
Book Study: Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan
Please join state chapters of The Reading League in California, Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York, as well as Collaborative Classroom, for a four-part virtual book study on Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan's Literacy Foundations for English Learners. This essential text gives educators a solid base in helping English learners develop strong literacy skills. Book study attendees will: Gain an understanding of the essential language and literacy development of English learners Get insight from reliable research on how to best teach English learners the key components of language and literacy Review evidence-based strategies, principles, and activities that will help guide instruction Leverage technology to enhance instruction Participants will also get the opportunity to discuss their learning with educators from across the country.
Project ARISE
Join The Reading League California as they host Project ARISE. During this event, we will 1) hear from the folks at Project ARISE who will share an overview of their FREE series of self-paced online courses on literacy instruction and 2) meet in regional breakout rooms to discuss the start of the school year.
The Foundation of Effective Literacy Practices and Why It’s Harder for ELs and Their Teachers
Join The Reading League California as we welcome Stanford University Professor Emeritus, Dr. Claude Goldenberg, as he shares the foundations of effective literacy, with particular emphasis on our English learners. Dr. Goldenberg is a leading expert in this field and has done extensive work in ensuring the literacy success of our multilingual learners.
Language Variations and Dialect in African American Students
Join The Reading League California for an intriguing and informative session with Dr. Julie Washington from UC Irvine. She will share how learning to read depends upon learning the phonemic, phonological, syntactic and morphological structure of words. For children who speak varieties of English that differ from General American English these domains of language may differ significantly from text, making it harder to learn to read and write. In the case of African American children in particular, use of the language variety African American English has been found to influence outcomes in reading, writing, spelling and assessment and this is particularly true for children growing up in poverty. This presentation will focus on the intersection of language variation, poverty and reading acquisition for African American children in preschool through fifth grade.
California Data and Implications
Join The Reading League California for a closer look at California’s literacy landscape at this free event with Todd Collins. Todd Collins is the Founder of the California Reading Coalition. As a self-proclaimed data nerd, he has collected extensive data on the state of literacy in CA. Join us as Todd shares the current data and implications for our work.
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