Teaching English Learners: What Every Educator Should Know (Reading Universe)

Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, a nationally renowned expert in literacy and language development, has crisscrossed the country to work closely with classroom teachers, serving as a trainer, mentor, and coach. In this multimedia presentation, she explains what reading teachers should know about working with English Learners. With a focus on students whose home language is Spanish, Dr. Cárdenas-Hagan discusses cross-language connections and demonstrates how to integrate language development into early-reading lessons. She describes how to build on what students already know to help them learn new words and improve their reading comprehension. With graphics and clips of a student tutoring session interspersed, this timely talk is a powerful professional-development tool for any educator looking to better serve the English Learners in their classroom.

Acknowledgements

This video was produced by Reading Universe, a sister site of Colorín Colorado. You can see the full transcript and related videos on the Reading Universe website.