Does your school, or school district have an influx of newcomer immigrant, refugee or border crisis-affected students who have little or no English proficiency and who have limited formal education or significant academic gaps? Does your English as a Second Language (ESL) program struggle to address the needs of newcomers? Then this session is for you. You will leave with turnkey strategies, curriculum development outlines, plans for full wrap-around services and research-based professional development blueprints to address the needs of students, families, educators and the community. This session is presented by an award-winning multilingual practitioner with extensive successful experience in all aspects of Language Acquisition, immigrant and refugee education over several continents.
Ms. Riano has over 20 years of experience in the ESOL, World Languages, Immigrant and Refugee Education, International/Latino parental involvement, programs development and implementation. Ms. Riano’s professional history includes: ESOL Coach, Language Acquisition Specialist, Language Development Consultant, District Coordinator of Language Acquisition Programs, International Newcomer Center Developer and International Family and Community Engagement Coordinator. Ms. Riano is a distinguished speaker and presenter at many professional conferences, she is the author of 86 published educational articles and recipient of numerous awards.