SECONDARY LEARNER PATHWAY
3 Course Series
Secondary English learners often enter the classroom at the beginning literacy stages. This Pathway is perfect for teachers, coaches and administrators to learn strategies to integrate literacy and content to maximize your time with students.
COURSE 1: Creating Conditions for Secondary Mulitlingual Learners to Thrive
COURSE 2: Academic Discourse in the Secondary Content Areas
COURSE 3: Secondary Early Literacy
15 PD HOURS | $275.00
Register NowThe Secondary Learner Pathway includes:
COURSE 1
Creating Conditions for Secondary Mulitlingual Learners
Multilingual learners can learn grade-level content if the instruction is intentionally scaffolded with language in mind. Highly successful content teachers have been using sheltered instruction as a framework for scaffolding learning for MLs for decades now. If you believe that MLs are capable of academic success, then this course will add proven strategies to back your commitment.
5 PD HOURS | $95.00
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Learning Objectives
- Use strategies to establish comprehensible input when using lectures, videos, and texts;
- Foster comprehensible output by structuring writing and speaking tasks;
- Select key sensory, graphic, and interactive scaffolds;
- Differentiate the content, product, or process;
- Format content-based assessments so they are not reading tests.
Course Features
- Self-Paced: Flexible learning components for you can work on at times that are most convenient to you.
- 5 Professional Development Hours upon successful completion
- Practical Application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
- Expert Coaching from your course facilitator who is always on call
"Incredibly useful content for all levels of language learners and teachers. Whether you are a general educator or EL Specialist, this course offers practical, easy-to-implement, research-based strategies that scaffold learning for ELs of all language acquisition levels."
COURSE 2
Academic Discourse in the Secondary Content Areas
Students must use the language to learn the language. Students must also process, discuss, justify, and explain the academic content of each course in order to truly understand the concepts. In this course, you will gain ideas for structuring quality academic discourse in any context.
5 PD HOURS | $95.00
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Learning Objectives
- Consider the research behind the importance of academic language development in the classroom;
- Explore strategies and protocols for structuring academic discourse; and
- Develop lesson plans that incorporate academic language development.
Course Features
- Self-Paced: Flexible learning components for you can work on at times that are most convenient to you.
- 5 Professional Development Hours upon successful completion
- Practical Application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
- Expert Coaching from your course facilitator who is always on call
COURSE 3
Secondary Early
Literacy
Many students enter U.S. schools with limited literacy skills. How do you develop reading and writing with students who missed those primary grade skills without treating them like young children? This course shares how to develop literacy in an age appropriate manner across all content areas.
5 PD HOURS | $95.00
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Learning Objectives
- Consider the connection between oral language and early literacy;
- Explore strategies for engaging students in literacy and developing their confidence; and
- Create lessons that develop language, literacy, and content knowledge simultaneously.
Course Features
- Self-Paced: Flexible learning components for you can work on at times that are most convenient to you.
- 5 Professional Development Hours upon successful completion
- Practical Application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
About the Instructor
Kelly Reider
English Learner Portal was founded by Kelly Reider. With over 30 years of experience in public school settings, Kelly is passionate about helping teachers feel supported and equipped to serve their English learners.
Kelly's philosophy on instructional coaching and professional learning is based on the core belief that all students deserve and are able to succeed in a rigorous, academic program.
