Registration Deadline: FRI. 4/18/25 While most in our society take the ability to write for granted, it can be laborious for ESL learners with little experience with this skill. Attend […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/22/25 Teaching intermediate alphabetics (syllables, prefixes, suffixes, root words) is a great way to help students build their decoding and comprehension skills. Come learn a variety of […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 4/23/25 Participants learn how to apply teaching practices that support language and skill development for all learners. These practices include ensuring that instruction is learner centered, using […]

Registration Deadline: MON. 4/28/25 When teaching adult learners from many different cultures, it’s important to understand that our cultures shape the way we process new knowledge and approach learning and […]

Registration Deadline: TUE. 4/29/25 Come and review the important role of fluency in reading instruction. We will discuss the three key components of reading fluency and look at a variety of activities tutors and teachers can try. We will talk about the mechanics of doing fluency practice via Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or any other […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 4/30/25 Participants will engage in a couple of classroom activities to experience scaffolding, checking comprehension and the gradual release of responsibility. These aspects of teaching and tutoring are then defined, explained further and participants get opportunities to practice them.

Registration Deadline: TUE. 5/13/25 Vocabulary is everyone’s favorite reading component! And helping students master reading vocabulary is a key to helping them master comprehension. But how many words should you teach? And which words are the most important? What strategies are best for helping students learn new words? How do you get students to make […]

Registration Deadline: WED. 5/14/25 Learners with limited English and literacy skills have unique needs for in-person and remote instruction. Participants will learn best practices and tips for success at this level. They'll also get several ideas for routines, activities and resources to use in their classes and tutoring sessions.

Registration Deadline: FRI. 5/16/25 Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the teaching practices that we use in the language classroom. Participants will leave the webinar with suggestions for ways teachers and tutors can apply brain-based teaching practices […]