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SUMMARY:ELL and Literacy on the Table: Using Board or Card Games to Foster
  Fun with Language
UID:8677
DTSTAMP:20260410T124500Z
DTSTART:20250226T190000Z
DTEND:20250226T200000Z
LOCATION:1055 E Colorado Blvd 5th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91106, United States
ROOM: ELL and Literacy on the Table: Using Board or Card Games to Foster F
 un with Language
DESCRIPTION:  Register here(This webinar and recording is only availabl
 e to library staff in California. The recording will be available under t
 he CALL Academy People Connect Institute category one week after deliver
 y.)You know about word games like Scrabble, Boggle and Bananagrams, but wh
 at about using Outfoxed, What Do You Meme?, or even Jenga for language dev
 elopment? Learn about some modern games, along with fresh ways to look at 
 old favorites to highlight language skills.Your presenter, Annabelle Black
 man, has used games professionally since 2017 in a variety of library prog
 ramming. From Family Game Days to reading intervention programs to English
  Conversation Club, she has used games to encourage language skills in gro
 ups of all ages. Adapting well established early literacy guidelines from 
 children's librarianship, Annabelle will share ideas for you to apply
  to your audience.Takeaways from this program will include:Information abo
 ut how board games support various types of literacy.A rubric to assess bo
 ard games for your language goals.Confidence in adapting board games to yo
 ur audience.Tools and resources for further growth as you create a tableto
 p culture in your library. Presenter:Annabelle Blackman is a Librarian II
  at Oakland Public Library in California. Around 10 years ago, she discove
 red modern hobby games alongside her then 3-year-old. She stays active in 
 her local scene, serving as a Board Game Captain at a local indie role pla
 ying game convention, Big Bad Con. Professionally, Annabelle has a particu
 lar interest in games that appeal to intergenerational groups of varying l
 iteracy levels, and English language fluency.CALL Training Partner for thi
 s Event: PCI
URL:https://events.callacademy.org/event/ell-and-literacy-table-using-boar
 d-or-card-games-foster-fun-language-8677
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