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Participant Agenda: Essential Literacy Practices for Multilingual Learners

Christy Osborne, English Language Development Consultant


Christy.Osborne@oakland.k12.mi.us // Twitter: @COsborne_ELD

Resources Activity
1 Who are MLLs? An Asset-based Mindset Directions:
Resources: Reflect:
● WIDA’s Illustrated Guiding Principles of ● What assets do MLLs bring that can help build a foundation for
Language Development - 14 languages! literacy?

2 What do MLLs Need? Directions:


Resources: Reflect:
● Article: The Science of Reading for ELs: A ● What scaffolds and supports do MLLs need in order to build a
Letter (Valentina Gonzalez) foundation for reading?

3 Essential Instructional Practices for MLLs Directions:


Resources: ● Graphics and headings walk: Essential Instructional Practices
● Essential Instructional Practices in Early ● Choose ONE Essential Practice:
Literacy (K-3) ○ Read the practice, the asset-based mindset shift, and
● Asset-based Essential Practices for MLLs research for ELs.
● Jamboard: Essential Literacy Practices ○ Add your takeaway to the Jamboard and browse the other
responses.

Additional Resources from our Session:


● Slide deck; Recording of presentation
● Article: Building on the Foundations for Reading, Valentina Gonzalez
● Article: Reading 101 for English Learners
● An Educator’s Guide: Read at Home Resources for Multilingual Families with Shareable Parent Resources (with translations)

Additional Resources on the Science of Reading:


● Article: Scarborough’s Reading Rope: A Groundbreaking Infographic
● Article: The Science of Reading for ELs: A Letter (Valentina Gonzalez)
● Article: The Science of Reading, Balanced Literacy and ELs - Spoiler alert, it’s not one or the other (Valentina Gonzalez)
● Article: The Science of Reading for English Language Learners: What the Research Says

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