Highest Aspirations

S4/E21: Engaging English Learners with Comprehension Activities at Home with Hugo Cancel


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On this edition of our "Look for the Helpers" series, we speak with Hugo Cancel, a paraprofessional at Spring Lake Elementary School in Florida. Recognizing that paper-based packets that were being sent home during school closures were a good start, but not quite adequate to help students improve listening comprehension skills, Hugo began recording lessons and uploading them to YouTube. He has begun sending the videos directly to families with a private link so they can access the instructional materials they need. Hugo lives in the community he serves, and his passion for family and community engagement fuels the learning opportunities he is creating for his students during this crisis.


Hugo was also profiled for his outstanding work in the Orange observer "Influencer of the Week" series. You can find that article here.


For more information and free resources to help engage multilingual learners from wherever they are, visit Ellevation Distance Learning.


If you'd like to join us on our Look for the Helpers series to share your story with fellow educators, go to bit.ly/ELLHelper.  You can find all of the resources we mention in the episode on our Look for the Helpers short video series.

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