The 2023 NCTQ report on elementary reading instruction demonstrates how little teacher preparation programs spend on building teacher skills to support English Language Learners.
Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, EdD, shares her expertise in integrating structured literacy with cultural and linguistic diversity to support English Language Learners.
Listeners will learn about the
- structure of the reading brain across languages.
- importance of vocabulary and background knowledge in order to build schema and connections.
- the reading-writing connection from oral to print language.
This episode addresses the importance of multi-component and inclusive instruction to target the needs of English learners and benefit all readers.
0:00 - Intro
09:51 - The Reading Brain across Languages
17:31 - An integrated Approach to Structured Literacy
28:39 - The Reading-Writing Connection
35:06 - Screening Practices and English Learners