Mini Bilingual Conference Tier Day- August 22, 2012- Pasco School District- Language Acquisition and Biliteracy Presentation

 Mini Bilingual Conference Tier Day- Pasco School District- August 22nd, 2012

Language Acquisition and Biliteracy

         The purpose of this workshop is to provide educators with a better understanding of the cultural and linguistic factors involved in first and second language acquisition.  The process of language acquisition will be applied to bilingual and ELL students in a classroom context to support the development of their academic language and literacy skills. Strategies for integrating factors surrounding language acquisition will be suggested for developing activities, lessons, and units across multiple content areas.

Language Acquisition and Biliteracy

Pasco School District Bilingual Mini-Conference- February 3-4, 2012- Engaging English Learners through Reading and Home-School Connections

February 3-4th, 2012 
Pasco School District Mini Bilingual Conference

Engaging English Learners through Reading and Home-School Connections

              This interactive session demonstrates the role of cultural and linguistic factors in the development of literacy skills and academic language for English Learners.  In addition to exploring the process of decoding texts (from the sentence level to the narrative level), participants learn how to use a sociocultural approach to diagnose and address student difficulties with reading in classroom contexts.  This workshop provides a variety of strategies for integrating home/community literacy practices into the classroom as a way to increase student engagement and motivation.

Articulation Chart

BLE Mini Conferene Handouts by angelajohnson1983

Bil Mini Conference 2012

Royal School District, WA

February, 2013

RSD Lang & Culture Workshop 1 by Angela Bernardes Johnson

OSPI Comprehensive Literacy Plan for Bilingual Students

        In June 2012, the Migrant and Bilingual Education and English Language Arts offices convened a group to review the Comprehensive Literacy Plan (CLP) through the lens of language acquisition. Participants from early learning through higher education with extensive expertise met to review and provide feedback and supports to the CLP. Coming soon will be a parallel process of review for Early Learning, in collaboration with the statewide Early Learning partners. Dr. Eric Johnson was invited to be the facilitator of the meeting, highlighting language acquisition research and bridging it to the needs of English Language Learners in the classroom.

Comprehensive Literacy Plan by OSPI

Students in Action: Lakeview Community and Washington State University graduate students

April, 2012

Lakeview Community and Washington State University graduate students

​Pasco, WA
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Dr. Johnson held the last session of T&L 549 (Communicating in a Multiligual Society) through Washington State University at the Lakeview Community Center in Pasco, WA. Graduate students and members of the community presented original research on issues surrounding language, education, culture, society, and immigration. The members of the community interacted with WSU students, learned about their research and celebrated by having a party.