Caslon’s consulting projects for language educators provide an important complement to our publishing endeavor. Our consultants work with local schools and school districts in the United States and internationally to address their language and literacy needs. Projects include developing school district and school language policies, dual language programs, world language programs in commonly and less commonly taught languages, and English as a second language (ESL) programs that comply with federal and local mandates and accountability requirements (e.g. No Child Left Behind in the United States).

We provide professional development opportunities for
• Bilingual educators
• English as a second language (ESL) teachers
• Mainstream teachers who work with English language learners (ELLs)
• World language (foreign language) teachers
• Heritage language teachers
• School and/or school district administrators

Our standard offerings include
• Second language acquisition
• Biliteracy development
• Content-based second language instruction
• Sheltered instruction
• Readers and writers workshops for language learners
• Bilingual education: Theory and practice

We specialize in working with schools and/or school districts to
• Assess language learning needs on the local level
• Develop language policies that respond to those needs
• Initiate dual language, ESL, world language and/or heritage language programs that are aligned with federal, state, and local policies
• Evaluate existing dual language, ESL, and/or world language programs
• Work with professional educators to improve their programs and practices

We cater all of our offerings to meet the needs of your particular students, school, and community. After a preliminary assessment of those needs, we work with you to develop the content, structure, and schedule that works best for you. For more information please contact us at langedconsult@caslonpublishing.com.