About
This webinar shares proven strategies for making language instruction dynamic, rewarding, and effective. It focuses on well-designed instructional sequences for language development, including systematic scaffolding and motivation based on student agency and personalized learning. Viewers will understand and be able to recognize the non-negotiables of a successful language learning environment and will receive a clear explanation of ‘how language learning works’ in context. Specific attention is given to customizing instruction for Language Learners and Newcomers and to the types of feedback and differentiated lesson support that promote student achievement. Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes Ed. M. provides a thorough overview of the way that language development works to create a pathway for students to access grade-level content while learning English through research-based strategies.
Duration
60 minutes
About Our Panelists
Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes, Ed. M.
Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes is well known for her contributions to curriculum design, bilingual education, Spanish and English Language Arts, staff development, and parental involvement. She has served as a panel member for the development of the California ELD Standards and as a Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee Member for the California Department of Education. Silvia also directed and coordinated the Spanish translation and linguistic augmentation for California’s Common Core State Standards for Language Arts and Mathematics. She is an honored recipient of numerous state and national awards, including the prestigious Professional Development Award from the California Association of Bilingual Education and the National Association for Bilingual Education Leadership Award.