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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.
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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.