ACARC Event, January 22nd, 2026: Building Multilingual Learner Profiles: Designing Responsive Literacy & Language Instruction

Building Multilingual  Learner Profiles:

Designing Responsive Literacy & Language Instruction

Event Description:

Discover how truly knowing your multilingual learners can transform instruction! In this interactive session, educators will explore four authentic multilingual learner case studies that illuminate the diverse language, literacy, and cultural assets students bring to the classroom. The presenters will also share critical moves and practical tools that support gathering meaningful student information.  Join us to continue building your multilingual learner toolkit in order to design responsive, strengths-based literacy and language instruction.

Format:  VIRTUAL - Meeting link will be forwarded to registered and paid participants.

Date:  Thursday, January 22, 2026

Time:  4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (1.5 CTLE hours)

Presenters:  Mary Sandoval, ENL Instructional Coach & Katherine Nelson, Language & Literacy Specialist

ACARC Contacts:  Mary Sandoval and Abbey Ferris - acarcny@gmail.com 

Fee:  $30 for ACARC yearly membership* (includes all PD events for 2025–26; Dr. Guice’s Book Clubs cost extra)

Nonmember fee: $10 per event

Registration: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?I=5285192&D=13206

*This fee includes:

• Attendance at other Virtual & Hybrid ACARC PD events throughout the year.

• A yearly membership to ACARC and the New York State Reading Association (NYSRA).

• A discounted rate at the annual NYSRA Conference in November.

*** Additional fee for Dr. Guice’s full year book study group.