We look back to a successful online LESLLA Symposium. The 17th Annual Symposium took place on August 11th & 12th, 2021. The theme of this year’s symposium was: Reconnecting the LESLLA Community in 2021. During the two days, LESLLA hosted live keynote talks, roundtables, & coffee break sessions for all attendees.
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Some of you may be familiar with Shelley Hale’s work. She landed on the scene as the author of At the River and Other Stories for Adult Emergent Readers. As described on her website, At the River and Other Stories gives students the opportunity to acquire basic literacy skills in English. Phonics exercises provide direct instruction in letter sounds, letter formation and blending.
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February 21 will be the United Nations' International Mother Language Day, which each year celebrates language diversity and variety worldwide.
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Introducing a series we're calling "LESLLA Voices." Through LESLLA Voices, we'll share short videos from LESLLA practitioners. These short videos showcase teaching tips, LESLLA resources, LESLLA research, information about the LESLLA organization, and more.
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(Part 2 of 2) LESLLA educator Dirk Eggermont interviews his learners about their experiences with distance teaching through WhatsApp in Belgium. Courtesy of Tijdschrift Les: This blog has been published before as two articles in volume 215 of Tijdschrift Les, Dutch/Flemish professional magazine for Dutch as a Second Language & LESLLA education.
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