**Cancelled** Supporting English Language Literacy Acquisition in the Content Area
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Last Date to Register: 7/12/2015 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 7/3/2015 12:01 AM
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As the population of English Language Learners (ELLS) continues to grow in public schools, so does the need for teachers who are able to adapt and modify content area curriculum to meet the needs of these diverse learners. Often, teaching staff feel unprepared to meet the dual challenge of providing content area instruction and reading instruction in their classrooms. Simultaneously, the implementation of the Common Core State Standards has necessitated an increase in content area literacy instruction, which only adds to the challenges content area teachers already face. Designed with content area teachers in mind, this seminar will help teachers gain a better understanding of the process of literacy acquisition for ELLs so they can support these learners in the classroom.
Presented by: Sara Ackerman
Sara resides in Monroe, Wisconsin and works for the School District of Monroe as a secondary level ELL teacher and district instructional coach, mentor, and trainer. She is also a licensed Reading and French teacher and has her Master’s in Education from Viterbo College in LaCrosse, WI, in which her thesis focused on literacy acquisition and ELLs. Sara has been a presenter at TESOL in New Orleans where she shared her love of using improvisational techniques in the classroom. She has also worked with the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington D.C. on verifying test items for the ACCESS for ELLs. Sara enjoys writing and she has recently published a book about her experiences as an ELL teacher titled, “The ELL Field Guide: Everything I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Teaching.”
Suggested Audience: Content Teachers in grade 4-12
Cost: CESA 5 Title III Consortium Members: FREE
All Others: $150 - Early Bird Discount of $25 if registered by 6/12/15
*Graduate Credit (1) available through Edgewood College (pending approval) for an additional $200.*
Questions? Contact Melissa Sumwalt at: sumwaltm@cesa5.org