Bridging Reading Gaps for English Learners
3 Credits | 45 Clock Hours
- Regular price
- $199.00
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- $199.00
- Regular price
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$199.00

Objectives:
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Analyze ML profiles to better understand the diverse demographics, linguistic backgrounds, and identification systems that impact equity and access for multilingual learners.
- Bridge language & literacy by applying theories of second language acquisition to understand how the four domains—reading, writing, listening, and speaking—interact during literacy development.
- Design responsive foundational instruction by creating phonics, vocabulary, and grammar lessons that honor students’ home languages while building grade-level decoding and comprehension skills.
- Develop strategies to build and leverage students’ background knowledge and schema to help them make meaning from complex texts.
- Master equitable assessment by evaluating screening and diagnostic data to identify student strengths and design responsive instructional plans that remove learning barriers.
- Select culturally sustaining texts and critically evaluate and choose instructional materials that affirm diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic identities.
- Foster inclusive environments by reflecting on personal and institutional biases to create a classroom culture that centers student assets rather than deficits.
- Partner with families by creating actionable engagement plans that position families as essential partners in their child’s literacy development.
- Synthesize frameworks by integrating assessment, instruction, and identity into a cohesive framework that promotes equitable literacy outcomes in any teaching context.
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