One-Day Literacy Support

Building Literacy for English Learners

Strong literacy begins with language—and SEAL helps educators bring both to life in every lesson.

This one-day learning experience introduces teachers, coaches, and administrators to SEAL’s proven, hands-on approach that integrates literacy, language, and content learning. Designed for educators new to SEAL, this highly interactive professional learning day offers practical, ready-to-use strategies that strengthen literacy instruction and accelerate success for English Learners and multilingual students.

The result: classrooms where students read, write, and think with confidence—and where language learning happens through joyful, meaningful engagement.

This professional learning day is ideal for:

  • K–6 Educators
  • Instructional Coaches
  • Site and District Administrators

Perfect as a standalone training or as an entry point to SEAL’s deeper professional learning series.

What to expect

This immersive one-day experience combining research, practice, and collaboration — designed for immediate classroom impact.

Educators will:

  • Explore California’s ELA/ELD Framework - Ground your instruction in five key themes that guide powerful literacy and language development for multilingual learners.
  • Experience SEAL’s integrated approach - See how language, literacy, and content learning come together to create deeper comprehension and engagement.
  • Learn and practice three high-leverage strategies that can be applied immediately:
    • Deconstructing Text – helping students uncover meaning and structure.
    • Vocabulary in Context – building academic and disciplinary language.
    • Dictado – strengthening listening, writing, and grammar through contextualized literacy practice.
  • Hands-On, Visual, Collaborative Learning -
    • Video examples and classroom samples
    • Team practice and discussion
    • Opportunities to apply strategies to your own classroom context

You’ll Walk Away With

  • A clear understanding of how SEAL’s approach builds stronger readers, writers, and thinkers.
  • Ready-to-use literacy strategies for immediate classroom impact.
  • Tools that promote growth in both English and students’ home languages.
  • Renewed inspiration to create language-rich, culturally responsive classrooms.
  • Ready-to-use strategies that build stronger readers, writers, and thinkers
  • Immediate classroom impact through practical, tested tools
  • Deeper understanding of how SEAL integrates literacy, language, and content
  • Approaches that support English and home language development
  • Inspiration to create language-rich, inclusive classrooms

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