Opening Digital Doors: Developing English Learners’ Digital Literacy Through Reading and Writing Tasks

2 PD Hours

In our digital age, adults are expected to read, respond to, and create online articles and documents, analyze and compose social media posts, and write and reply to both business and casual emails. This session explores edtech routines that enhance learners' reading and writing skills by integrating authentic digital workplace, community, and academic tasks into ESOL lessons. Critical reading is central to digital literacy, and ESOL learners at all levels can apply reading strategies to both print and online texts. Communicating and collaborating online with well-organized, coherent, and clear writing is essential for success in the workplace, and ESOL learners can expand their writing strategies to encompass digital tasks.

This session will equip ESOL teachers with edtech routines to support learners in applying and expanding their reading and writing strategies for the digital world. As learners engage with these strategies, they not only strengthen their language skills but also become adept at navigating, consuming, and creating online content.

Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:

• Identify the intersection of ESOL reading and writing instruction and digital literacy
• Make use of edtech tools and instructional routines to transfer reading and writing strategies to digital tasks
• Support learners’ creation of digital products that demonstrate their proof of learning during reading and writing tasks

IPQs addressed: 4,5
Online Facilitated
Please register on the SABES website: https://www.sabes.org/event/52761 

10/07/2025 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm