TELPAS can feel like a puzzle, but it does not have to be. In this engaging session, EB educators will break down what TELPAS really measures and why academic language is key to student success and accountability. Together, we will explore how students grow from everyday talk to confident academic thinkers across listening, speaking, reading, and writing. You will gain practical insights on what proficiency looks like in the classroom, how daily instruction connects to TELPAS outcomes, and what upcoming changes to the ELPS and TELPAS mean for you and your students. You will leave with a clearer understanding of TELPAS and concrete ideas to support language growth across grade levels.

This session equips educators with practical, high-impact scaffolding strategies to ensure EB students can immediately access grade-level content. Participants will explore quick, classroom-ready tools—such as visuals, structured talk, sentence frames, and strategic use of students’ home languages—that support comprehension without watering down rigor. Grounded in dual language and sheltered instruction practices, this presentation emphasizes what teachers can do right away to build understanding, confidence, and academic language while honoring students’ linguistic assets. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies they can implement the very next day to bridge language development and content learning.

Writing is one of the most linguistically demanding tasks we ask students to do - particularly in bilingual and biliterate classrooms. When students are developing literacy in more than one language, intentional oral language, clear structure, and meaningful opportunities for academic talk are essential for strong writing development. This interactive session is intentionally designed around research-based practices aligned with the science of teaching reading and best practices in second-language acquisition. Participants will explore how oral language routines, language frames, and writing frameworks can work together to support sentence construction, cohesion, and idea development across languages. Educators will experience classroom-ready strategies and examine how writing frameworks serve as reusable scaffolds—providing structure without giving answers—so students can independently apply academic writing patterns in both English and Spanish. Participants will leave with practical tools they can immediately use to strengthen biliteracy and support writing across PK–5 classrooms.