Leadership for Literacy for English Language Learners
Offers unique opportunities for you to expand your understanding of English language acquisition and literacy development to set the state for ELL success at your school. This seminar provides you with a differentiated action plan that you can implement immediately to support goals for English Language Development (ELD) instruction. It focuses specifically on the strategies most effective in supporting the professional growth of ELL teachers.
Seminar Structure:
A Rigby Consultant with extensive administrative experience and ELD expertise teaches Leadership for Literacy for English Language Learners. The seminar last two days and requires a minimum of 20 participants. Districts may work together to meet this participation requirement.
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For primary and intermediate school administrators.
This two-day seminar features the following topics: |
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Day 1:
Setting the Stage for ELL Leadership
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Day 2:
Supporting Strategic ELD Instruction
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- Core understanding of ELD best instructional practices and related theories
- Essential foundations underlying comprehensive literacy for ELLs
- Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
- Reading process and stages of reading development
- Strategies to support ELL teachers applying new learning
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- Strategies to support explicit instruction of comprehension in the content areas for ELLs
- The writing process and components of comprehensive writing
- Strategies to support ELL teachers applying new learning
- Components of an effective, school-based ELD professional development model
- The start of an ELD Comprehensive Literacy Plan
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| This seminar is designed to help you determine: |
- The needs of your school or district in regard to language and literacy instruction
- How to improve and strengthen your comprehensive literacy and ELD program
- How to provide the ongoing leadership needed to support ELL teachers
- How to support successful ELD instruction
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