From Errors to Excellence: Impactful, Targeted, and Differentiated Correction for Accelerated Writing Proficiency
Event: From Errors to Excellence: Impactful, Targeted, and Differentiated Correction for Accelerated Writing Proficiency
Type: Workshop
Presenter: Jelena Ristic
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Description:
Harness a targeted, differentiated error correction strategy that accelerates multilingual learners’ writing proficiency through equitable instruction. By focusing on high-impact errors, students build syntactic awareness, agency, and voice. This practical approach honors diverse pathways, facilitates rapid growth, and fosters confident communicators—transforming revision into a powerful tool for lasting empowerment.
Who Should Attend:
K–12 SEI/ELD teachers, adult education instructors, and community college ESL faculty seeking a practical, motivational strategy to accelerate writing proficiency for multilingual learners. Ideal for linguistically diverse and multi-level classrooms.
Session Highlights:
- Focus on one to two high-impact grammatical or syntactic issues at a time, prioritizing major errors that interfere with meaning.
- Engage students in analysis of their own “writing fingerprint” and development of syntactic awareness.
- Implement hands-on strategies with worksheets, tracking templates, and sample feedback tools.
- Practical modeling from teacher and student perspectives.
- Proven methodology originally developed for EAP learners at Humber College.
- Equity-centered, proficiency-driven approach fostering student agency and measurable growth.
Takeaways for Attendees:
- A ready-to-use framework for implementing targeted, differentiated feedback in writing instruction.
- Practical templates and examples to streamline feedback and track student progress.
- Techniques to help students identify and correct their most frequent, high-impact writing patterns.
- Strategies to build student confidence, independence, and ownership of language learning.
- Insights into equitable, strengths-based instruction that supports multilingual learners’ long-term academic growth.
About the Presenter:
Jelena Ristic is the SEI Lead at Leona Group, a multilingual, first-generation educator with a Humber TESL post-graduate diploma and an Outstanding Achievement Award. She is a passionate advocate for language equity and has developed effective, practical strategies for accelerating multilingual learners’ writing proficiency across SEI, adult ESL, and community college classrooms.
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