- PMD: 8
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- expand their knowledge on existing language proficiency in Spanish, and how it can be advantageously used to promote learning to read in English;
- advocate for more inclusive practices that provide a more equitable access to the education for every student; and
- understand a student’s primary language development will support the implementation of targeted interventions as students learn how to read in their second language.
Description
The intention of this poster presentation is to expand the knowledge on existing language proficiency in Spanish, and how it can be advantageously used to promote reading instruction in English.
Presenter(s)
Fedra A. Calderon, EdS, University of Arizona
