37.1208, FYI: NATESOL Webinar: Enhancing Writing Skills for Low Level English Language Learners (United Kingdom)

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Subject: 37.1208, FYI: NATESOL Webinar: Enhancing Writing Skills for Low Level English Language Learners (United Kingdom)

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Date: 24-Mar-2026
From: Anthony Picot [a.picot at mmu.ac.uk]
Subject: NATESOL Webinar: Enhancing Writing Skills for Low Level English Language Learners


You are warmly invited to the next free webinar from the Northern
Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
(NATESOL).
Building foundations: Enhancing writing skills for low-level learners
by Lesley Painter-Farrell (School Director & Author)
Thursday, 9th April, 2026
4-5:30PM GMT
Online via Zoom
Free registration here
https://www.natesol.org/event-details/building-foundations-enhancing-writing-skills-in-low-level-learners
Abstract:
Supporting and developing students’ literacy skills requires teachers
to implement a variety of approaches that are both top-down and
bottom-up, and that embrace students where they are and what they
bring to class. This means fostering an asset-based mindset that is
inclusive and encouraging. The
process of developing literacy skills is not easy. Teachers need to be
adaptable and aware of the many tools they can use to help diverse
students.
In this presentation, we will initially explore the various challenges
teachers face when developing literacy skills, including those
encountered when working with students who have low literacy skills in
their home languages. The presenter will examine how adopting an
asset-based mindset is both motivating and vital in diverse
classrooms. Additionally, the presenter will demonstrate how a
combination of bottom-up and top-down approaches, including the
Language Experience
Approach and Phonics, facilitates literacy development.
Speaker Bio:
Lesley Painter-Farrell is currently the Director of the ESL Pathways
at Westchester Community College in New York. Prior  to that, she
trained teachers for Cambridge University in various countries and was
the Director of an MA TESOL program in New York. She is the author of
several books including Homework for OUP, and Lessons Learned for
Richmond publications. She is currently working on two books for
Pavillion and Bloomsbury publications.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition




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