Spring 2026 Webinar: Take My Word For It with Dr. Liz Howard

TAKE MY WORD FOR IT: Strategies to Support the Vocabulary Development of Multilingual Learners

with Dr. Liz Howard

Professor of Bilingual Education

Neag School of Education

University of Connecticut

Vocabulary is a bridge between content and language and is central to high-level literacy attainment, but it's one of the areas of reading that multilingual learners struggle with the most. In this workshop, we'll talk about why a focus on vocabulary development matters, what the features of effective vocabulary instruction are, and tools and strategies to promote students' vocabulary development.