Presentation Topics

• Implementing A Balanced Literacy Program
• Reading and Writing Workshops
• Using Literature to Teach Higher Level Reading Strategies and Deeper Cultural Understanding
• Integrating ESL or ELD into the Literacy Block
• Providing Content Area Reading Instruction for English Language Learners
• Meeting State ELA, ELD and Content Standards through Thematic Planning 
• Assessing Both Reading and Language to Both Plan for and Improve the Instruction of English Language Learners
• Guided Reading with ELLs
• Comprehension Strategies for ELLs
• Using Shared Reading and Shared Writing with ELLs
• Parent Literacy and Parent Involvement