This workshop empowers teachers to implement effective Spanish language arts instruction for developing biliterate learners’ language and literacy based on the Common Core en Español Standards. We examine Spanish word study and targeted linguistics-based learning activities that move students along a continuum of metalinguistic knowledge development to achieve foundational literacy and enhance their academic Spanish. Dr. Mora will provide an overview of her book, Spanish Language Pedagogy for Biliteracy Programs,and MoraModules Book Companion Website. Participants take away tools for addressing controversies surrounding Spanish literacy methods through a focus on Spanish language-specific concepts and skills.
Jill Kerper Mora is Associate Professor Emerita from the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University. Dr. Mora’s career as a biliteracy educator began in Texas where she was an elementary bilingual teacher, a secondary Spanish teacher at a Catholic middle school. She... Read More →
