Academic Language and Literacy Strategies in Support of English Language Development

Dr. Andrea Hoingsfeld

June 10, 2025 | 8:00-12:00

8:00-8:30: Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30-12:00: Workshop

Overview:
This half-day workshop will provide ready-to-use strategies to foster academic language and disciplinary literacy development among all students— ELs/MLs and English-proficient learners alike. While the session will address the challenges that educators face when they have ELs/MLs in their classrooms, the unique angle the presenter will take is to explore language and literacy learning opportunities that all students benefit from. These cross-cutting strategies will help unpack academic language at the word, sentence, and text levels and promote oracy and literacy among all students. Special attention will be paid to supports and scaffolds that are needed for ELs/MLs’ interpretive and expressive modes of communication to grow.

Essential Question:
How do we purposefully and consistently support multilingual learners’ language and literacy development across core content areas?

Participants will:
1. Explore an asset-based approach to serving ELs/MLs
2. Identify appropriate language development structures and literacy routines for rigor and engagement
3. Evaluate and apply instructional strategies that support ELs/MLs’ academic language and literacy development across proficiency levels
4. Receive a copy of Growing Language and Literacy K-8 or 6-12 (based on grade levels you serve)

Presenter Information:
Andrea Honigsfeld, EdD, is professor in the School of Education and Human Services at Molloy University, Rockville Centre, New York, where she teaches graduate courses related to cultural and linguistic diversity and TESOL methodology. She frequently offers professional learning opportunities, primarily focusing on effective content and language integration strategies and collaborative practices for ELD and bilingual/dual language specialists and general-education teachers. She coauthored over 60 articles and chapters and coauthored or coedited over 30 books, 11 of which are national bestsellers. See her website at https://andreahonigsfeld.com

Date & Location:

June 10, 2025 | 8:00am – 12:00pm EST
8-8:30 am EST: Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am EST: Workshop

Location:
BBB Educational Enterprises, Inc.
5511 Hwy 280 Suite 304
Birmingham, AL 35242

Cost and Additional Information:

• $275 per person with book and breakfast

Book Provided:
Growing Language & Literacy (K-8 or 6-12)

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