CAL Presentation: Leading and Learning for Rural Multilingual Learners: An Inquiry Session
March 27 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Event: TESOL Convention 2026
Location: Ballroom F at the Salt Palace Convention Center
Date & Time: March 26, 2026 | 2:30 PM
Session Format: Presentation
Presenter(s):
Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Description:
This session explores how literacy instruction can be meaningful and fun through activities such as multilingual story boxes, multicultural literacy autobiographies, dice conversations, and writing from visuals. Participants engage in various activities and analyze how they can support foundational skill development, reading comprehension, and language acquisition.
