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Academic Literacy Project

AM Breakout Sessions

Specific information about the breakout sessions will be updated periodically as it becomes available.

Session A: Autobiography, biography and letter journals: Using family knowledge and home literacies to promote writing
Level: Elementary
Content Area: English Language Arts
Presenter: Michele Leonard Fortes, Ph.D., UC Davis School of Education

Session B: Adolescent EL students write and reflect about English language use: Accessing the language of power in and out-of-school
Level: Secondary
Content Area: all
Presenter: Kim Ferrario, UC Davis School of Education, & Amy Billings Scott, Napa Valley Unified School District

Session C: Promoting Academic Literacy Through School-Community Partnerships
Level: K-12 Administration
Content Area: Building connections with local community members
Presenter: Kerry Enright, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UC Davis School of Education

Session D: Using Discussion to Enhance Academic Literacy and Historical Thinking
Level: K-12
Content Area: Social Science
Presenter: Letty Kraus & Stacey Greer-Crabtree, UC Davis History Project

Session E: Foundations in Language and Literacy
Level: Pre-K–Early Elementary
Content Area: Emergent Literacy Development
Presenter: Lorraine Weatherspoon, Project Speacialist, California Preschool Instructional Network & Sue Hudnall, Preschool Curriculum and Instructional Coach, Elk Grove Unified School District

Session F: F.I.N.D Math (Fantasically Integrated Number Development)
Level: Elementary (K-6)
Content Area: Integrated Math, Language Arts, and Visual Arts
Presenter: Diana Zaragoza, Math Specialist, Davis Joint Unified School District & Bev Batha, Third Grade Teacher, Pioneer Elementary, Davis Joint Unified School District