Preconference Workshop Schedule – Friday, October 2nd
Effectively Engaging ELL Families (K-12)
Friday, October 2nd, 8:30 – 11:00
Carroll Ford Room
After attending this session, participants will be able to
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Explain the importance of engaging families
Implement strategies to engage ELL families and further students’ success
Identify ways to talk with school staff about the importance of engaging families of ELL
students
Family engagement can ignite a dual generational approach that has proven effective with ELL
families engaged in programs developed by the National Center for Families Learning over the
past 25 years. By focusing on parents learning along with their children in culturally and
linguistically appropriate ways, programs and schools can increase children’s academic success,
family engagement in the school, and family involvement in the community. This session will
explore strategies to successfully engage ELL families to further the success of ELL children.
Make Vocabulary a Part of EVERY Day! (K-12)
Friday, October 2nd, 12:30 – 3:00
Carroll Ford Room
After attending this session, participants will be able to
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Explain the importance of vocabulary instruction
Define academic vocabulary
Implement several strategies to use for vocabulary development
Have you been spending hours searching for new and engaging ways to build ELL students’
academic vocabulary through your instruction? With more emphasis being placed on vocabulary
and no extra time, how do you include vocabulary instruction every day? This session will focus
on tools and strategies to enhance vocabulary instruction for English language learners.
Participants will leave with ideas for making vocabulary instruction a part of their daily
classroom routine!
Postsecondary Reading: Strategies to Teach and How to Teach Them (Higher Education)
Friday, October 2nd, 8:30 – 11:00
Stanley Room
After attending this session, participants will be able to
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Consider the causes of comprehension problems
Explain the value of explicit instruction
Implement multiple reading strategies with students
Adult English learners benefit from learning reading strategies as they are learning to read in
English. This workshop offers a brief overview of research, focusing on common reading
problems that may explain why adult English learners struggle with their class work and
sometimes make little progress over time. This session introduces the components of reading and
several classroom strategies. Come and try out some easy-to-use strategies you can introduce and
use with your students to help them become better readers!
Academic Vocabulary: A Bridge to Improved Comprehension (Higher Education)
Friday, October 2nd, 12:30 – 3:00
Stanley Room
After attending this session, participants will be able to
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Explain the importance of systematic vocabulary instruction
Define academic vocabulary
Implement several strategies to use for vocabulary development
Could you be described as atrabilious? Atrabilious may be a word you don’t use regularly and
one your students don’t need to know, but how do you decide what words to teach? What is
academic vocabulary? What strategies can you use to teach vocabulary? How can you find time
to make systematic vocabulary instruction a part of your classroom routine? Regular vocabulary
instruction can help build the vocabulary your students will need. Come have fun with words
and explore these questions about vocabulary in this interactive session!
About the National Center for Families Learning
The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated
to helping adults and children learn together. NCFL creates and deploys innovative programs and
strategies that support learning, literacy, and family engagement in education. From the
classroom to the community to the digital frontier, NCFL collaborates with educators, advocates,
and policy-makers to help families construct hotspots for learning wherever they go. For more
information on NCFL’s 26-year track record, visit www.familieslearning.org.