February 11 Workshop - Literacy Strategies for ELL

The IRA and DC Public School Reading Project presents:

Julie Coppola is Assistant Professor of Education at Boston
University where she teaches courses in first and second language
and literacy development, and coordinates the teacher education
programs in bilingual education and teaching English as a Second
Language (ESL). Dr. Coppola researches literacy teaching and learning
in urban low-income settings with a particular focus on English
Language Learners (ELLs). She has conducted extensive site-based
professional development programs in language and literacy instruction
for communities with large numbers of ELLs, and she has served as a
consultant in the development of English proficiency assessments in
several states. Dr. Coppola has presented her research on training
teachers for linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms and on
second language literacy development at state and national conferences.
Her work on collaborations between ESL and general education
classroom teachers and improving literacy instruction for ELLs has
appeared in several book chapters and journal articles. She is past president
of the Massachusetts Association of College and University
Reading Educators, and she served on the International Reading
Association’s Multilingual Classroom Committee. A former classroom
teacher, ESL program director and director of a nationally recognized
college awareness program for Latino students, Dr. Coppola currently
serves as a member of the IRA’s Second Language Literacy and Learning
Commission.

Literacy Strategies for
English-Language Learners
Saturday, February 11, 2006
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Polaris Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004
The workshop will include materials, a continental breakfast, and lunch.
To register, please contact the IRAWashington Office by faxing this form
to 202-624-8826 or e-mailing your name and contact information to
dcps@reading.org by February 3, 2006.
Participants will receive six seat hours.
Name:____________________________________________________________
School: __________________________________________________________
School Telephone Number: __________________________________________
Grade Level: ______________________________________________________
Area of Concentration: ______________________________________________
E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________
*Participants will be notified of acceptance.
*Registration is limited to 100 participants.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
PRESENTING:
Dr. Julie Coppola
R E G I S T RAT I O N F O R M
TRANSPORTATION TO SEMINAR BY METRO
The Federal Triangle metro stop (orange/blue lines) is connected to the Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center by a covered passageway. The Metro Center
metro stop (red line) is two blocks away, and the Smithsonian metro stop (orange/blue
lines) is within walking distance.
Parking at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Weekend/Holiday Rate: $8.00 (enter after 5:00 a.m. to closing)

Pending Workshops

Building on the success of the co-sponsored conference, “Literacy 2005,” with DCPS last June, the Urban Diversity Initiatives Commission is offering professional development to DCPS teachers through a masters degree program in reading, the “Literacy 2006: Bridging the Divide” conference in Washington DC, June 16 – 17, (open to all IRA members), and a series of five professional development seminars for 100 DCPS teachers:

1. “The Seven Key Elements of Reading Instruction” December 3, 2005 - Dr. Jacqueline Comas, George Washington University (Completed)

2. “Supporting Struggling Readers: Learning from Excellent Teachers” January 21, 2006- Dr. Jeanne Paratore, Boston University (Completed)

3. “Literacy Strategies for English language Learners” February 11 - Dr. Julie Coppola, Boston University (Registration now open)

4. "Differentiated Instruction for Special Education" March 4 - Dr. Loretta Jaggers and Dr. Kathryn Newman, Grambling State University

5. “Literacy Strategies for the Accelerated Reader” May 13 - Dr. Jennifer Turner, University of Maryland at College Park.

January 21, 2006 Workshop

Dr. Jeanne Paratore will conduct a day long workshop on intervention strategies for struggling readers. She will provide participants with examples and ideas from excellent reading teachers on how to support the students of the District of Columbia.

After Early Intervention, Then What? shows that even though there are multiple pathways to success for struggling readers, these pathways are unified by long-held principles about effective teaching -- instruction is intense, explicit, strategic, and supported by knowledgeable teachers; curriculum is challenging and interesting; and student engagement and expectations for learning are high.

Dr. Jeanne R. Paratore is a faculty member in and coordinator of the Literacy, Language, and Cultural Studies Program in the Department of Developmental Studies and Counseling. Her current research efforts are in two areas: classroom grouping practices and family literacy.

From 1989-1998 she was an integral member of the Boston University/Chelsea School Partnership and had many opportunities to collaborate with teachers in improving classroom instruction. Her most recent publications are largely based on this work, and include articles and chapters about classroom grouping practices, family literacy, and early intervention in reading. She is also an author of one of the nation’s leading basal reading programs.
Dr. Paratore is currently working on a weekly basis in two urban schools in the Boston area where she consults with teachers and teaches demonstration lessons in elementary grade classrooms. In addition, she is a frequent speaker in school districts across the United States and at local and national conferences.

In 2002, she completed a three-year term as a member of the Board of the Directors of the International Reading Association, the largest literacy education association in the world. She continues to serve the Association as a member of its Urban Diversity Task Force and a member of the advisory board for UP for Literacy, a collaboration between the International Reading Association and the National Urban Alliance to improve educational opportunity of children in urban schools throughout the United States.