PRESENTER:DR. BONNIE MOZER

GUEST PRESENTER:ELIZABETH VILLALPANDO

Culturally Responsive Strategies for ESL Success in

Reading and Writing

Objectives

Participants will learn new strategies to teach E.S.L students reading and writing skills

Participants will experience the power of culture and the arts to deliver engaging content lessons

for English Language Learners

Culturally Responsive Strategies

Strategies that Set Students up for Success in School, Work and Life:

Emphasis on Unique Cultural, and Linguistic Gifts

And Talents

Culturally Responsive Teaching Earmarks

Students are empowered and motivated to use critical thinking skills, read and write in content areas,

and take part in academic discussions effectivelyStudents feel, see and hear evidence that visual, affective,

and cognitive domains are employed to instructStudents understand that they are held to high expectations

in school and communityStudents are provided with tools that provide access to

grade level materials, resources and leadership opportunities

Students’ language, culture, and voice is honoredStudents’ cultural, linguistic, cognitive, and creative gifts

are honored and used to provide a pathway to learning

Rigor through enjoyment, engagement, and effort

Examples of STEAM/ESL activities that illustrate Common Core themes:Communication, Cooperation, Creativity, and Critical Thinking Skills

Activity Agenda

Bingo Mingle: Our Cultural Connections(30 minutes)

Math Relay-Games that Teach ( 30 minutes)Science: Reading Expository Text and

Oral/Visual Presentation of Main Idea and Details ( 1 hour)

Reading and Writing Poetry (30 minutes)Music, Music, Music -Integration of The Arts:

Music, Movement and Performance(30 minutes)

Contact Information

Thank you!Dr. Bonnie Mozerbonmozer@aol.com415-488-4304P.O. Box 692 Forest Knolls, Ca. 94933

Liz Villalpando: Saturday Presenter