CAL Literacy: A Comprehensive Approach to Literacy Instruction for Multilingual Learners

📚 Strengthen literacy instruction for multilingual learners this summer with CAL’s newest virtual institute! 

📅 July 20–23, 2026 
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM ET
💻 Virtual Institute 

This four-day professional learning experience is designed for educators, instructional coaches, literacy leaders, administrators, and multilingual learner specialists seeking a more integrated, research-based approach to literacy instruction. 

Participants will explore:
✨ Comprehensive literacy instruction for multilingual learners
✨ Oral language development and literacy connections
✨ Cross-linguistic transfer & metalinguistic awareness
✨ Culturally and linguistically sustaining literacy practices
✨ Systems-level and classroom planning grounded in students’ linguistic assets
✨ Practical strategies ready for immediate implementation 

Ideal for educators in:
✔ General education
✔ ESL/EL programs
✔ Bilingual and dual language settings
✔ Literacy coaching and instructional leadership
✔ District curriculum, assessment, and multilingual learner support 

🎓 Participants receive a digital badge recognizing 22 hours of professional learning and engagement. 

🔗 Learn more and register: https://solutions.cal.org/event/cal-literacy-comprehensive-approach-to-literacy-instruction  

Seats are limited. Join educators from across the country in advancing equitable, high-quality literacy instruction for multilingual learners.