Adelante Educational
Specialists Group

We educate to advocate for all multilingual learners!

Amy Mosquera

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About

Adelante Educational Specialists Group is a diverse team of educators with a broad range of experiences as dual language and bilingual practitioners and administrators. Our comprehensive services focus on effective programming, professional development in the areas of biliteracy instruction, second language acquisition and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). We also specialize in biliteracy curriculum design and instruction to create equitable access to high quality instruction for all multilingual learners. We customize our services to meet the needs of each district that we serve. Here at Adelante Educational Specialists Group we pride ourselves in providing high quality support and professional development.

Professional Development Workshops

Workshops include, but are not limited to

Best Practice Instruction in Biliteracy Development
- Building the Foundation for Dual Language programming and best practice instruction in the area of biliteracy
- Building Background and Oracy
- Effective Biliteracy Instruction in Reading and Writing
- Paired Literacy Strategies to Enhance Biliteracy Development
- Language Use in the Classroom
English Learners
- An Introduction
- Building a Language Rich CLassroom
- Developing Academic Language
- Assessing English Learners
Biliteracy Curriculum Mapping
- Planning of biliteracy units using Backwards Design

Program Improvement Team

Expert Guidance

With the many initiatives in education today it is important to develop a cohesive improvement plan based on data, best practice and research. Teams will work collaboratively through phases to create a 3 year program improvement plan. Contact us today to discuss your districts needs.

Professional Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching and mentoring are processes that enable educators and administrators to enhance their effectiveness, whether that be in the classroom or as a district leader. Our services are tailored to meet your individual professional development needs.

Core Purpose

Core Purpose

To partner with stakeholders in education who seek to honor and leverage cultural and linguistic identities through sustainable, equitable systems, structures and practices that lead to holistic growth.

Professional Development Workshops

A Comprehensive and Customized Approach

Our workshops are customized to meet the specific needs of each district. Workshops include, but are not limited to:

Best Practice Instruction in Biliteracy Development
- Building the Foundation for Dual Language programming and best practice instruction in the area of biliteracy
- Building Background and Oracy
- Effective Biliteracy Instruction in Reading and Writing
- Paired Literacy Strategies to Enhance Biliteracy Development
- Language Use in the Classroom
Multilingual Learners
- An Introduction
- Building a Language Rich CLassroom
- Developing Academic Language
- Assessing English Learners

Dual Language Leadership Team/Program Improvement Team

Expert Guidance

Professional Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching and mentoring are processes that enable educators and administrators to enhance their effectiveness, whether that be in the classroom or as a district leader. We offer coaching and mentoring services for both administrators and teachers in an effort to support and improve instruction for multilingual learners. Our services are tailored to meet your individual professional development needs.

Biliteracy Curriculum Mapping and Biliteracy Unit Development

Through a backward design approach, Adelante Educational Specialists Group works closely with district teams to develop curriculum maps that enhance biliteracy instruction and pair the language environments. These curriculum maps are aligned to all state standards and are content and literacy integrated. The literacy is paired in order to expose students to a variety of both informational and literature texts. The language environments are also paired to create connections between the two languages, allowing for multiple opportunities for cross linguistic connections. Using the curriculum maps, teams then develop biliteracy units that outline what should be taught, including performance tasks and assessments while designating the language of instruction. Through this comprehensive process we work closely with teams of teachers to develop a strong biliteracy curriculum that gives teachers voice and choice, while still retaining the fundamental aspects of the three pillars of dual language education.

Services

Expertise. Engagement. Equity.

Customized Consulting Specializing in

All services are designed and developed to meet your districts needs!

Dual Language Program Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation
Dual Language and EL Program, Design and Implementation
Professional Development - Bi-literacy Instruction and Second Language Acquisition
Equitable MTSS for Multilingual Learners
Bi-literacy curriculum mapping and unit development
Administrator & Teacher Coaching and Feedback
Remote/Virtual Professional Development

What Clients Say

Adelante Education Specialists is my 'go-to' for inquiries regarding bilingual and dual language. Amy and her team are exceptionally knowledgeable and so easy to work with. She is an outstanding thought partner and is willing to challenge my thinking and stretch my own learning. You will not find a better consulting group that is truly dedicated to helping improve your program!

I am very grateful for the partnership our district has with Adelante Educational Specialists Group. We've completed two rounds of "Summer Dual Language Institute" at the district level. Amy and her team guided us through the key components of biliteracy instruction in dual language programming as well as giving us time to apply those practices to our written content and get feedback. In addition to our summer work, we have had mini professional learning opportunities based on specific areas that we need more help with. Amy and her team have offered expert guidance throughout this process and have ensured that we have the tools necessary to provide excellent dual language instruction in our district. We would not be this far along in our process without our partnership. Our team is grateful and gives great feedback regarding their experiences with Adelante Educational Specialists Group!

Adelante provides a robust and responsive menu of professional learning opportunities that are tailored and well-received by multilingual educators. Through our multi-year partnership with Adelante, we have developed Dual Language paired, content-based biliteracy units that were developed by the teachers and engaging for the students; we have developed in professional learning on practical and engaging oracy practices to develop language and literacy standards; we purchased Middle School Spanish Language Arts units with authentic texts and social justice standards; and, we have benefited from the flexible instructional coaching to support teachers through modeling, co-planning, and reflective learning. We are grateful for our ongoing partnership and the resulting growth in our Dual Language program.

"Working alongside Adelante Educational Specialists was very beneficial to our dual staff and administration. Their superb skills, guidance and experience assisted our team in the development of the district’s Interdisciplinary Biliteracy curriculum units for our dual language program. We are very thankful for the hands on approach and scaffolding during this professional development to ensure we successfully completed our unit templates."

"Our work with Amy has been fundamental in transforming our EL classrooms into learning environments where language development is integral with content instruction. Our collaborative work on literacy strategies and EL best practice has give our teachers the tools to feel equipped to manage the unique needs of our EL population in order to ensure these students thrive and achieve."