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SUMMARY:National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) Virtual Summit: Creating Effective Professional Development Practices - The Road to Capacity Building
DESCRIPTION:Event: National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) Virtual Summit\nLocation: Zoom\nDate & Time: January 21\, 2026 | 10:20 AM – 10:50 AM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:\nEffective PD enables educators to build capacity and expand upon the knowledge and skills they need to address students’ learning challenges (Zepeda\, 2019). In utilizing a long-term\, job-embedded approach\, teachers are provided opportunities for a greater intensity of study and implementation\, access to more follow-up support as they apply their learning\, and\, as a result\, a greater likelihood of success in classroom implementation (Coldwell\, 2017). This 30-minute presentation seeks to provide a model for capacity-building PD that highlights the use of guided lesson design\, lesson study\, and developing a training format for lead teachers and coaches. Three fun activities are included to help participants visualize the implementation process.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/national-committee-for-effective-literacy-ncel-virtual-summit-creating-effective-professional-development-practices-the-road-to-capacity-building/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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SUMMARY:NABE Conference 2026 Presentation: Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education: Updating for Authenticity and Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Event: NABE Conference 2026\nLocation: Room E253A\nDate & Time: February 11\, 2026 | 3:50 PM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Diep Nguyen (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Analleli Hernández (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:\nCalling all dual language education stakeholders! It’s been over seven years since Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (GPDLE)\, edition 3 was published and it’s time for an update to this important\, widely used resource. Join the Center for Applied Linguistics for a session to help shape the future of the next edition! This feedback-focused session will invite participants to share their experience using GPDLE to implement quality dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programming and reflect on what needs to be updated and included for the next generation of DLBE programs. 
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/nabe-conference-2026-presentation-guiding-principles-for-dual-language-education-updating-for-authenticity-and-innovation/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T152000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T152000
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CREATED:20260127T212229Z
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SUMMARY:NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: Leveraging Translanguaging with CAL SIOP for Dual Language Education
DESCRIPTION:Event: NABE Conference 2026\nLocation: Room E261\nDate & Time: February 12\, 2026 | 3:20 PM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Analleli Hernández (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:\nTranslanguaging pedagogy prompts educators to amplify students’ linguistic repertoires with purpose while strengthening dynamic identities and academic success. This session will analyze classroom scenarios based on CAL SIOP for dual language education where translanguaging supports content-specific language development and metalinguistic awareness.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/nabe-2026-conference-presentation-leveraging-translanguaging-with-cal-siop-for-dual-language-education-2/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260206T083000
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CREATED:20260205T143612Z
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SUMMARY:EERA Conference Presentation: Designing and implementing welcoming formative assessments: Evidence on multilingual and multimodal practices in primary science education
DESCRIPTION:“Designing and implementing welcoming formative assessments: Evidence on multilingual and multimodal practices in primary science education”\nEvent: EERA Conference 2026\nLocation: Palm Room\nDate & Time: February 6 2026 | 8:30 AM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n\n\nAmy Burden – Test Development Manager (CAL) \n\n\nKeira Ballantyne – VP Programs and Development (CAL) \n\n\nDescription:  \nThis study explores the Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory (M2-Si) in primary science (grades 3-5). We demonstrate M2-Si’s feasibility and its utility for educators to uncover misconceptions and adjust instruction using students’ full linguistic repertoires.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/eera-conference-presentation-designing-and-implementing-welcoming-formative-assessments-evidence-on-multilingual-and-multimodal-practices-in-primary-science-education/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260211T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260211T095000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
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SUMMARY:NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: MTSS-An Action Plan for Preventing English Learner Special Education Overidentification
DESCRIPTION:Event: NABE Conference 2026\nLocation: Room E255\nDate & Time: February 11\, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 9: 50 AM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:\nWhen linguistically diverse students struggle academically\, it is schools’/districts’ responsibility to assess whether it is due to language differences or disability. Successful implementation of MTSS is key to ensuring that ELs receive appropriate interventions to maximize their academic achievement and language acquisition and minimize special education overidentification. During this workshop\, participants will explore issues that challenge the practice of correctly identifying whether English learners need linguistic and academic interventions or truly have a disability that needs special education support. Teacher preparedness and professional development in this area will also be discussed. \n 
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/nabe-2026-conference-presentation-mtss-an-action-plan-for-preventing-english-learner-special-education-overidentification/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260211T132000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260211T144000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260120T205934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T213322Z
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SUMMARY:NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: From Support to Soar: Decreasing Scaffolds to Accelerate Academic Language
DESCRIPTION:Event: NABE Conference 2026\nLocation: Room E259\nDate & Time: February 11\, 2026 | 1:20 PM – 2:40 PM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \nMaria Cieslak (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:\nWhat if the key to language acceleration isn’t adding more support\, but strategically taking it away? Join us for an energizing session that flips the script on scaffolding. Discover how purposeful de-scaffolding empowers multilingual learners to take ownership of academic language and thrive in rigorous content. Through real classroom examples\, interactive strategies\, and practical tools\, you’ll explore how to gradually release responsibility\, boost student agency\, and elevate academic discourse. Let’s shift from support-heavy to student-driven – and watch language soar!
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/nabe-2026-conference-presentation-from-support-to-soar-decreasing-scaffolds-to-accelerate-academic-language/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T012000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T141000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260127T192550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T213250Z
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SUMMARY:NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: Can’t Co-teach? Then Co-plan! Supporting Content Teachers with Multilingual Students
DESCRIPTION:Event: NABE Conference 2026\nLocation: Room E270\nDate & Time: February 12\, 2026 | 1:20 PM – 2:10 PM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Applied Linguistics) \n     Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:\nCo-planning is a process that supports consistent implementation of standards-based instruction that supports language development\, literacy\, and content curricula while allowing Tier 1 teachers\, ML and instructional specialists to coordinate instruction and assessment (Honigsfeld & Dove\, 2022). Co-planning not only supports those educators who co-teach\, but those who share students\, but are unable to set up a co-teaching model due to scheduling and personnel shortages\, or in order to take advantage of the knowledge and expertise of others (Ford\, 2025). This presentation will look at the importance of co-planning for second language learners when co-teaching is not an option.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/nabe-2026-conference-presentation-cant-co-teach-then-co-plan-supporting-content-teachers-with-multilingual-students/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T215000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260127T191158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T213431Z
UID:29986-1770885000-1770933000@www.cal.org
SUMMARY:NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: Seeing the Signs: Attuned Practices for Multilingual Newcomers Facing Transition Shock
DESCRIPTION:Event: NABE Conference 2026\nLocation: Room E255\nDate & Time: February 12\, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Maria Cieslak (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:\nAre your multilingual newcomers showing signs of withdrawal\, defiance\, or disengagement? These may be signs of transition shock – a response to the emotional and neurological stress of adjusting to a new environment. In this interactive session\, you will explore practical\, trauma-responsive strategies to create safe\, healing-centered classrooms where students feel seen\, supported\, and empowered. Using scenario cards\, you’ll practice identifying fight\, flight\, and freeze behaviors and apply a simple attunement formula to respond with care and intention. Walk away with tools you can use immediately to build trust\, foster resilience\, and help multilingual newcomers thrive –emotionally and academically.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/nabe-2026-conference-presentation-seeing-the-signs-attuned-practices-for-multilingual-newcomers-facing-transition-shock/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T142000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T151000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260127T193412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T213214Z
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SUMMARY:NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: Increasing English Learner Achievement Through Teacher Capacity Building: One School’s Journey
DESCRIPTION:Event: NABE Conference 2026\nLocation: Room E255\nDate & Time: February 12\, 2026 | 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Marybelle Marrero-Colon (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Carmen Delacruz (Arlington Public Schools) \n     Enis Delacruz (Arlington Public Schools) \nDescription:\nThis presentation showcases one school’s journey towards capacity building and strengthening its commitment to multilingual learners’ linguistic and academic achievement. By focusing on the implementation of the SIOP Model\, a recognized and effective\, research-based instructional model which benefits linguistic and academic achievement for multilingual learners\, this school built a three-year professional development plan to improve teacher capacity. When supported through a long-term\, job-embedded approach featuring guided lesson design and lesson study\, results are noted in improved teacher evaluations and boosts in student achievement and language proficiency levels. The school’s PD plan and tools are shared and discussed.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/nabe-2026-conference-presentation-increasing-english-learner-achievement-through-teacher-capacity-building-one-schools-journey/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260304T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260304T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260218T145354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T162948Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Humanizing Pedagogies for Multilingual Learners and their Teachers
DESCRIPTION:TITLE: Exploring Humanizing Pedagogies for Multilingual Learners and their Teachers\nDATE: March 4\, 2026\nTIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m. EDT \n\nREGISTER\n\n  \n\nDETAILS: \nThis webinar explores how and why humanizing pedagogies for multilingual learners and their teachers matter. The speakers provide an overview of their recently published book “Humanizing Pedagogies with Multilingual Learners: Transforming Teaching in the Content Areas\,” written for PK-12 practitioners. This book is a love letter to teachers\, students\, families\, and communities\, and argues that all students should be able to be and become the best\, most desired versions of themselves in our classrooms. Therefore\, the book promotes relational\, organic\, real\, and meaningful teaching and learning. The presentation will provide an overview of their research-grounded framework and offer tips on how their book can be used to support professional development in schools\, districts\, and university classrooms. Their aim is to support teachers in engaging and affirming students\, their families\, and building strong relationships among their professional colleagues. \n\nREGISTER\n\n———————————————————————————————————————– \nImportant Notice on CAL Webinar Content \nAll webinars\, recordings\, and related materials produced by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) are protected by copyright. They are made available exclusively through CAL’s official platforms for educational and informational purposes. \nCAL does not authorize the reposting\, redistribution\, or resale of our webinars on any third-party websites. Any such uploads are unauthorized and may not accurately represent the original content. \nTo ensure you are accessing the most accurate\, complete\, and up-to-date info\, please view webinars only through CAL’s official website and communication channels.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/exploring-humanizing-pedagogies-for-multilingual-learners-and-their-teachers/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260218T143912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T161117Z
UID:30086-1773158400-1773160200@www.cal.org
SUMMARY:Upholding the Educational Civil Rights of Multilingual Learners and Families
DESCRIPTION:TITLE: Upholding the Educational Civil Rights of Multilingual Learners and Families\nDATE: March 10\, 2026\nTIME: 4:00–4:30 p.m. EDT \n  \n\nREGISTER\n\n  \nDETAILS: \nStates\, districts\, and schools have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that all students\, regardless of the language(s) they speak at home\, have access to meaningful\, equitable learning opportunities. Grounded in federal policy and civil rights law\, these obligations extend to instructional access\, language development supports\, family engagement\, and nondiscriminatory practices that enable multilingual learners to thrive academically and socially. \nIn this webinar\, policy experts and practitioners will unpack the educational civil rights that protect multilingual learners and their families\, clarifying what these rights mean in practice and how they are grounded in existing law and guidance. Participants will also hear directly from a state-level leader about how these civil rights frameworks are being implemented on the ground\, highlighting policy levers\, practical strategies\, and lessons learned that can inform efforts in other contexts. \nJoin us to deepen your understanding of the civil rights of multilingual learners and the policies\, practices\, and partnerships essential to upholding them across educational systems. \n\nREGISTER\n\n  \n  \n———————————————————————————————————————– \nImportant Notice on CAL Webinar Content \nAll webinars\, recordings\, and related materials produced by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) are protected by copyright. They are made available exclusively through CAL’s official platforms for educational and informational purposes. \nCAL does not authorize the reposting\, redistribution\, or resale of our webinars on any third-party websites. Any such uploads are unauthorized and may not accurately represent the original content. \nTo ensure you are accessing the most accurate\, complete\, and up-to-date info\, please view webinars only through CAL’s official website and communication channels.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/upholding-the-educational-civil-rights-of-multilingual-learners-and-families/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260326T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260326T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260317T153807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T153807Z
UID:30171-1774535400-1774535400@www.cal.org
SUMMARY:CAL Presentation: Making Literacy Instruction Meaningful for Multilingual Learners Through Interactive Activities
DESCRIPTION:Event: TESOL Convention 2026\nLocation: Ballroom F at the Salt Palace Convention Center\nDate & Time: March 26\, 2026 | 2:30 PM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:  \n 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.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/cal-presentation-making-literacy-instruction-meaningful-for-multilingual-learners-through-interactive-activities/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Landing Page Featured Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260324T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260324T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260317T135031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T140006Z
UID:30157-1774339200-1774353600@www.cal.org
SUMMARY:CAL Presentation: MTSS and Multilingual Learners: Developing a Supportive Team Approach
DESCRIPTION:Event: TESOL Convention 2026 \nDate & Time: March 24\, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM \nPresenter(s):  \n     Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:  \nWhen linguistically diverse students struggle academically\, schools’/districts’ are responsible for assessing whether the cause is language differences or disability. Successful development and implementation of a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) team approach is key to ensuring that multilingual learners receive appropriate intervention to maximize their academic achievement and language acquisition.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/cal-presentation-mtss-and-multilingual-learners-development-a-supportive-team/
CATEGORIES:Landing Page Featured Events,Presentations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260325T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260317T152723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T152723Z
UID:30167-1774440000-1774444500@www.cal.org
SUMMARY:CAL Presentation: Affecting Policy through Coalition: the National English Learner Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Event: TESOL Conference 2026\nDate & Time: March 25\, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM\nSession Format: Roundtable\nPresenter(s): \n     Diep Nguyen (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Merica Clinkenbeard (NAELPA) \n     Jeff Hutcheson (TESOL International Association) \n     Margarita Machado-Casas (NABE) \n     Jenni Mondi De Torres (WIDA) \nDescription:  \nThe National English Learner Roundtable represents over 20 organizations whose members are serving multilingual learners of English and their educators\, schools\, and communities in the United States. Panelists from partner associations will provide an overview of activities and efforts to affect positive policy for English learners in U.S. public education.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/cal-presentation-affecting-policy-through-coalition-the-national-english-learner-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Landing Page Featured Events,Presentations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260326T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260403T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260318T021601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T021601Z
UID:30194-1774512000-1775207700@www.cal.org
SUMMARY:CAL Presentation: Intersectional Identities Within and Beyond TESOL: Continuing the Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Event: TESOL Conference 2026\nLocation: Ballroom J at the Salt Palace Convention Center\nDate & Time: March 26\, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM\nSession Format: Intersection Session\nPresenter(s): \n     Dr. Ching-Ching Lin (Adelphi University) \n     Dr. Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Ricardo Valle (Euroidiomas) \nModerator: \n     Drew Fagan (University of Maryland) \nDescription:  \nDescription: This panel aims to extend and expand collective efforts by showcasing intersectional identities in TESOL and amplifying identities across generations and geographical spaces in teaching\, research\, mentoring\, and leading. Panelists explore disability\, queerness\, leadership\, race\, multilingualism\, and other identities crucial for cultivating and sustaining intersectional identities within and beyond TESOL.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/cal-presentation-intersectional-identities-within-and-beyond-tesol-continuing-the-conversation/
CATEGORIES:Calendar of Events,Landing Page Featured Events,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260326T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260326T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T223825
CREATED:20260319T151856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T151856Z
UID:30200-1774530000-1774530000@www.cal.org
SUMMARY:CAL Presentation: Increasing EL Achievement Through Teacher Capacity Building
DESCRIPTION:Event: TESOL Conference 2026\nLocation: 150 DEF at the Salt Palace Convention Center\nDate & Time: March 26\, 2026 |1:00 PM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Carmen De La Cruz Scales (Carlin Springs Elementary School) \nThis presentation showcases one school’s journey toward capacity building. By focusing on an effective\, research-based model\, this school built a 3-year plan to improve teacher capacity. Supported by a job-embedded approach featuring guided lesson design and lesson study\, results are noted in improved teacher evaluations\, student achievement\, and language proficiency.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/cal-presentation-increasing-el-achievement-through-teacher-capacity-building/
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SUMMARY:CAL Presentation: Leading and Learning for Rural Multilingual Learners: An Inquiry Session
DESCRIPTION:Event: TESOL Convention 2026\nLocation: Ballroom F at the Salt Palace Convention Center\nDate & Time: March 27\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM\nSession Format: Presentation\nPresenter(s): \n     Diep Nguyen(Center for Applied Linguistics) \n     Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) \nDescription:  \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.cal.org/event/cal-presentation-leading-and-learning-for-rural-multilingual-learners-an-inquiry-session/
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