ESL Symposium  Pre-Conference Literacy Day
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
at the Jane S. McKimmon Center, Raleigh

Featured literacy day speakers for 2006 include:

                             
Dr. Jill Fitzgerald                                       Dr. Jan Pilgreen
"Big Questions and Real Answers              "Teaching the 'Secret Language of School' to Help
about Teaching Reading with                       English Learners Strengthen Reading Comprehension"             
English-Language Learners"                       Associate Professor of Education, Program Chair of Reading            
Associate Dean and Professor of Literacy,                    & Director of  the On-campus Literacy Clinic at the University of LaVerne, CA
UNC-Chapel Hill                                                  

Literacy Day Schedule

Breakout Sessions for Elementary School Educators

Effective Reading Instruction for English Language Learners (10:15am-11:30)
Courtney Radford, Lynn Road Elementary, Wake County Public Schools
Alisa King, Hodge Road Elementary, Wake County Public Schools

English language learners need a balanced literacy program that uses the three cueing systems: semantic, structural, and visual. This session will focus on how to use these cueing systems to create independent readers at the early elementary level. The use of Running Records to assess ELLs will also be discussed.

Developing Word Knowledge with Structure in Mind for Elementary Teachers (2:15pm-3:30)
Carolyn Patton, Wake County Public Schools

What is more critical for the LEP student than vocabulary development? Knowing aspects of word structure provides immediate clues to unlocking word meaning. Ideas shared in this session are easily implemented strategies and activities to promote vocabulary growth in your students.

Engaging Elementary Readers Before, During and After Reading (3:45-5:00)
Marty Stephens, Brunswick County Schools

We will look at ways to "hook" readers on a book before they read the first word. We'll explore ways to keep them involved while reading, and fun ways to respond to literature after reading.


Breakout Sessions for Middle and High School Educators

Developing Word Knowledge with Structure in Mind for Middle and High School Teachers (10:15am-11:30)
Carolyn Patton, Wake County Public Schools

What is more critical for the LEP student than vocabulary development? Knowing aspects of word structure provides immediate clues to unlocking word meaning. Ideas shared in this session are easily implemented strategies and activities to promote vocabulary growth in your students.

"I've got this assignment . . ." Connecting School and Home Through Literacy Activities (2:15pm-3:30)
Claudia Haskins and Amelia Collins, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Learn inexpensive, at-home activities your LEP students and their families can participate in as they share values, culture, history, family stories and present experiences. Students, parents and siblings all benefit from the varied, hands-on literacy assignments which get the whole family involved!

Inviting Cultural Experiences into the Middle and High School ESL Classroom (3:45pm-5:00)
Amy Pearson and Katherine Lee, Gaston County Schools

This session examines ways to promote cultural sensitivity toward ELLs by incorporating stories of immigration, both fictional and non-fictional, into the ESL classroom. We will provide focus for using reading selections as a springboard for writing.