English Learners/Emergent Bilingual Community of Practice

The Reading League invites professionals who support English learners/emergent bilingual students to attend a collegial monthly meeting online to discuss research, articles, and readings about language and literacy needs. Former guests include Linnea Ehri, P.D. Pearson, and Rob Tierney, Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Sylvia Linan-Thompson, and David Share—and our future guests promise to be equally engaging and knowledgeable.

When: First Friday of each month, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET

Upcoming sessions:

• September 4, 2026: Xigrid Soto-Boykin
• October 2, 2026: Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
• December 4, 2026: Phil Capin
• February 5, 2027: Cara Richards-Tutor and Doris Baker
• March 5, 2027: Shuai Zhang
• April 2, 2027: Steve Ammendu, Christina M. Budde, and J.M. Kittle

Meet your hosts:

Dr. Jana Echevarria, Dr. Claude Goldenberg, Kari Kurto, Natalie Gwishiri