The San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) offers support for California English Language Arts Standards and Framework implementation. Support services can be provided at the school and district level. In addition, SMCOE offers many workshops and institutes that are offered as county-wide events. Support can be as follows:

  • Standards & Framework Implementation 
  • Foundational Skills
  • Small-Group Instruction
  • Integrated ELD in Language Arts
  • Tier 1- Reading Strategies and Support for Content
  • Reader’s & Writer’s Workshop
  • TOSA/Coaching Support for Communities of Practice
  • Instructional Leadership Support in Literacy
  • Administrative Leadership Support in Literacy and ELD
  • Textbook Adoption Support and Implementation
  • Recommended Literature Lists
  • Customized Technical Support for Schools & Districts

Upcoming Professional Opportunities

California Dyslexia & Literacy - 2022–2023 Expert Webinar Series

Join us for a FREE expert webinar series hosted by the Sacramento County Office of Education, project lead for the California Dyslexia Initiative (CDI), in partnership with Glean Education. Learn more about identifying risk factors, setting up effective MTSS/RTI school systems to prevent reading difficulties, and delivering research-based instruction to support and remediate struggling learners and students with dyslexia.

Register for this FREE, seven-part webinar series and learn from our nation’s experts as they build our understanding on how to support struggling readers in all tiers of instruction. Follow-up discussion and activity guides will accompany each webinar to support deeper exploration of the content presented.

 

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Wakelet

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KLM Irresistibles

Best of Children's Literature 2019

Some Middle Grade Authors to Know

Fantasy Books by Bank

Transitional Series

Poetry Performance & Close Reading

Gwenn Lei

Reading/English Language Arts Coordinator

Email: glei@smcoe.org

Phone: (650) 802-5624

Ellen Arenas

Administrative Assistant, Curriculum and Instruction (CIS)

Email: earenas@smcoe.org

Phone: (650) 802-5332