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/
2024-2025 Literacy Squared Cohort Schedule
Literacy Squared will be meeting in person for a portion of school year 2024-2025. The dates below are finalized, please plan accordingly. Invitations have been emailed and the FY 25 Literacy Squared Cohort 10 application
is now available. Please submit the completed application, and any question to Edwin Sanchez Molina esanchez@isbe.net. The deadline for the FY25 Literacy Squared Cohort 10 application is August 15, 2024.
All in-person meetings will take place at:
Joliet PSD 86
420 N. Raynor Ave.
Joliet, IL 60435
The dates and topics will be:
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Topic |
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September 26-27, 2024
(IN-PERSON, 6 hours/day)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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September 26:
- Overview of Literacy Squared
- Creating Trajectories toward Biliteracy
September 27:
- Oracy – Part 1
- Lotta Lara – Part 1
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November 7-8, 2024
(IN-PERSON, 6 hours/day)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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November 7:
- Trajectories Toward Biliteracy
- Oracy and Lotta Lara – Part II
November 8:
- Connecting Language Environments
- Demo Paired Literacy Unit
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January 30-31, 2025
(VIRTUAL, 4 hours/day)
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
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January 30:
January 31:
- theDictado in Kinder
- Dictado 2.0: Creating Dictados
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March 6-7, 2025
(IN-PERSON, 6 hours/day)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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March 6:
- Teaching Approaches for Reading and Writing
- Phonics and Word Work
March 7:
- Demo Paired Literacy Unit
- Así se dice Strategy
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April 24-25, 2025
(IN-PERSON, 6 hours/day)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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April 24:
- Analyzing Student Writing Holistically: The Literacy Squared Writing Rubric
April 25:
- Synthesizing the Year's Learning
- Implementation and Leadership of Literacy Squared
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