Educating America’s Immigrant ChildrenELL Literacy Virtual Conference

Explore the challenges faced by the flood of Spanish-speaking students into Pre-K through Grade 6 classrooms across the U.S.

Discover best ways to increase literacy achievement for young learners and support the dreams of a better education.

REGISTER NOWDay 1 - Tuesday, Oct. 28, 201411-2:30 Eastern / 8 - 11:30 Pacific

Day 2 - Wednesday, Oct. 29, 201411-1:45 Eastern / 8 - 10:45 Pacific

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Join our 2-day virtual conference and learn about:

• Funding sources for recent immigrants

• Best practices in oral language development

• Research-based strategies and instructional practices for struggling

English Language Learners (ELLs) at all grade levels

• Strategies and procedures designed and employed to supplement,

enhance, and support your core (Tier 1) literacy curriculum

• Top intervention solutions for culturally and linguistically diverse learners

Find out about new ways to help close the learning gap while empowering

teachers and students with a comprehensive, research-proven language

and Spanish-reading solution, ELL Literacy for Pre-K through 6.

Almitra L. Berry Ed.D., nationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant on culturally and linguistically diverse learners at-risk. Her research focuses on academic achievement in majority-minority, high-poverty, large, urban school districts.

Jana Echevarría is Professor Emerita at California State University, Long Beach where she was selected as Outstanding Professor. She has taught in elementary, middle, and high school in general education, special education, ESL, and bilingual programs.

Vickie Owens Ed.D is an adjunct professor in the College of Education at the University of South Florida and the Gordon Ford College of Business at Western Kentucky University. Her experiences as teacher, supervisor, team leader, technology coordinator, district administrator, and national consultant have uniquely prepared her for disseminating information while providing sound leadership in educational decision making.

Marisa Russo, M.Ed., is a nationally recognized speaker and a multilingual curriculum specialist, specializing in reading intervention and differentiating reading instruction for English Language Learners. Marisa has taught in Los Angeles, Mexico, Asia and Europe, trained educators, and supervised reading/language arts implementations throughout the U.S.

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Top ELL Literacy educators will share their strategies and insight concerning issues and solutions.

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OctOber 28, 2014

OctOber 29, 2014

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register for individual sessions at mheonline.com/dream

Day 1 (all times in the Eastern time zone)

11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Session IDr. Jana echevarría

Helping English Learners Meet High Academic StandardsThe CCSS and other state standards offer opportunities for English learners to make significant academic progress, but they need to have appropriate instructional support. In this session, we will discuss some common issues in the education of English learners and ways teachers can facilitate academic success for this large and growing population of students.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | break

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Session IIDr. Almitra berry

Language Development v. Academic Achievement: Avoiding the Over-Representation of Newcomers & Linguistically Diverse Learners in Special Education

The over-representation of minority children in special education is a well-documented fact. Policies and procedures may help ensure due process; however, appropriate instructional practices in Tier I using sound methodologies and explicit curriculum as well as a Response to Intervention model in general education Tiers II & III, can actually eliminate referrals. Many newcomers and linguistically diverse children are coming to U.S. schools with a language background other than Standard English, and a language gap that interferes with benchmark progress in reading acquisition (Hart & Risley, 1995). These students need intensive, explicit, systematic instruction using specialized techniques to support academic achievement and help them become college and career ready.

Day 2 (all times in the Eastern time zone)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Session IIIMarisa russo

Help Ensure Reading Success for ELLsWhat strengths and challenges do English language learners bring to the classroom? In this session, national bilingual curriculum specialist Marisa Russo examines the teaching strategies that best support the literacy development of students who are learning English as a second language. You will learn how to build on students’ first language and background experiences, and how to create a classroom environment that promotes meaningful literacy learning.

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | break

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Session IVDr. Vickie Owens

Districts Gear Up to Address Influx of Immigrant StudentsExplore the challenges faced by the flood of Spanish-speaking students into Pre-K - Grade 6 classrooms across the U.S. Discover the best ways to increase literacy achievement for young learners and support the dreams of a better education.