Literacy Squared Cohort is a free professional development cohort sponsored by the Multilingual/Language Development Department for districts that receive Title III Language Instruction Education Program (LIEP) funding. This cohort is geared to K-5 educators and administrators looking to build more in-depth knowledge of the Comprehensive Biliteracy Model. The purpose of the Literacy Squared Cohort is to use the train-the-trainer model to build local capacity to implement and strengthen dual language programs and promote biliteracy development among English Learners. Literacy Squared is a comprehensive biliteracy program that has been designed to accelerate the development of biliteracy in Spanish-English speaking students. The Literacy Squared model includes authentic instructional approaches in Spanish and English that respect and focus on the internal structures of each of the languages, emphasizing direct, explicit, and collaborative instructional approaches that have proven to be beneficial for emerging bilingual children.
For more information about Literacy Squared, please visit:
http://literacysquared.org/
2025-2026 Literacy Squared Cohort Schedule
Literacy Squared Cohort 11 will meet in person for part of the 2025-2026 school year. The dates below are finalized, so please plan accordingly. If you are interested in participating in Literacy Squared Cohort 11, please complete
this application and return it to
multilingual@isbe.net.
The dates and topics will be:
| Date |
Topic |
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October 2 - October 3, 2025
In-Person
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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October 2:
- Core Principles of Literacy Squared: Understanding Holistic Biliteracy
- Holistic Biliteracy Framework
October 3:
- Oracy Overview
- Oracy to Writing
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October 23 - October 24, 2025
In-Person
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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October 23:
- Analyzing Reading Through a Holistic Lens: The Biliteracy Trajectory
- The Lotta Lara Strategy
October 24:
- Connecting Language Environments
- Demo Paired Literacy Unit
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January 29 - January 30, 2025
Virtual
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
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January 29:
January 30:
- theDictado in Kinder
- Dictado Part II: Creating Dictados
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March 12 - March 13, 2026
In-Person
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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March 12:
- Teaching Approaches for Reading and Writing
- Foundational Skills Through the Lens of Biliteracy
March 13:
- Metalanguage and the Así se dice Strategy
- Differentiating for Language Proficiency
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April 9 - April 10, 2026
In-Person
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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April 9:
- Analyzing Student Writing Through a Holistic Lens: The Literacy Squared Writing Rubric
April 10:
- Guided Paired Literacy Planning
- Implementation and Leadership of Literacy Squared
- Synthesizing and Celebrating the Year’s Learning
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