Event Details
Bilingual and Spanish-speaking early educators! Learn practical tools to implement the science of reading in your DLI PK-K-1-2 classroom with author and earliy childhood education consultant Sandra Gonzalez-Mora during an engaging day of in-person learning.
A full-day professional development workshop,
in Spanish, for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade DLI Teachers
Overview:
This engaging workshop will guide educators on an inspiring "treasure hunt" to unlock the potential of a sophisticated vocabulary and phonological awareness, with a special focus on incorporating the rich linguistic and cultural experiences of Latinx students. Through interactive activities, hands-on experiences, and collaborative discussions, participants will discover effective strategies to ignite a love of language in their young learners while honoring their diverse backgrounds.
Objectives:
• Participants will understand the importance of incorporating culturally relevant materials and instructional practices into vocabulary and phonological awareness instruction for Latinx students.
• Participants will learn and practice strategies for building rich vocabulary in the classroom, including the use of cognates, bilingual books, and authentic language.
• Participants will deepen their understanding of phonological and phonemic awareness in Spanish and English and its crucial role in early literacy development for bilingual learners.
• Participants will develop a repertoire of engaging and effective activities to foster phonological and phonemic awareness in their students, drawing inspiration from Latinx cultures and traditions.
• Participants will create and share lesson plans that integrate culturally responsive vocabulary and phonological awareness instruction into their existing curriculum.
Sandra Gonzalez-Mora, M.Ed., award-winning author and publisher, was born in Mexico City. She immigrated with her family to Los Angeles when she was 4 years old. Her expertise in children’s books comes from her 23-year career in early childhood education where she used picture books to help parents and preschool teachers prepare young children to succeed in kindergarten.
Sandra is an active advocate of culture, language and family literacy. What began as a graduate school research project evolved to her writing bilingual children's books with her son and daughter. As co-founder of Skillful & Soulful Press with her husband, Reynaldo Mora, their first book,
Mommy, Tell Me Why I Am Radiant / Mami, ¿dime por qué soy radiante? received two International Latino Book Awards and was recently highlighted in an ODE webinar.
Participants will leave the training with each of the following bilingual (Spanish and English) books, along with a host of early literacy strategies to accompany the texts.
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Event Fee: $100 for Clackamas County Educators $150 for all others and includes training materials, one of each of the books above as well as coffee/refreshments and lunch.
Clackamas ESD - Sunnybrook
13455 SE 97th Ave
Clackamas, OR 97015
Springwater Conference Room
Interdisciplinary
Clackamas County Educators - $100, All others $150
Dan Kimbrow
dkimbrow@clackesd.org
