Description:

Classrooms today may include one English learner or an entire group, each bringing with them one home language or many. This linguistic diversity is an asset, not a barrier, and there are effective ways to reach every learner. This session offers practical subject-specific strategies to support English learners across all disciplines. Participants will explore evidence-based techniques to build academic vocabulary, promote meaningful discourse, and scaffold understanding through responsive instruction. These strategies ensure learning is accessible, inclusive, and transferable for students at every level of language development.

Delivery Format: In-Person|Virtual

Target Audience: Pre-Service Teacher|Classroom Teachers|Instructional Coaches|School Administrators

Duration: Workshop (60-90 minutes)

Facilitators:

Learning Intentions:

• Learn strategies to improve mathematics instruction and understanding for students who speak languages other than English.

Grade Level: Elementary|Middle|High

Success Criteria:

• I can effectively implement the CRA model. 
• I can engage students in discourse with routines.
• I can select and utilize appropriate vocabulary strategies.
• I can design lessons with specific evidence based strategies to best meet the needs of students.

Expected Impact:

By providing educators with practical, evidence-based strategies, enhance instruction and understanding that ultimately leads to better academic outcomes for students who speak languages other than English. The focus on vocabulary, discourse, and instructional models like Concrete, Representational, Abstract (CRA) is expected to directly contribute to this improvement.

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