Schools

What’s the Real Home Language Story? Making your Head Start Classroom Welcoming for Multilingual Kids

by languagelizard May 3, 2013 classroom

  Every Head Start teacher has the privilege and responsibility to make his or her children feel valued and comfortable from day one in the classroom.   Enrollment form information can help with this: knowing all you can about a student’s background will help you to help them get used to their new school.  Sometimes, it’s [...]

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The Bilingual Child Month Is Here Again!

by languagelizard October 16, 2012 Families
The Bilingual Child Day 2012

It is that time of year to celebrate: The bilingual child month is here! We are delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate this wonderful month with you! Being bilingual is fun and fabulous – what a perfect reason to celebrate it! The best part of this celebration is that it doesn’t take much effort [...]

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Grants and Funding for Bilingual Classrooms

by languagelizard September 18, 2012 community support
Grants and Funding for Bilingual Classrooms

As we all know, many teachers have a hard time finding funding for all the books, materials and resources they need for their classrooms. For teachers of English Language Learner (ELL) students, access to quality resources, materials, and training is especially important, as ELL students need bilingual books and materials to improve their literacy and [...]

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Bilingual Book Promotion Launched on International Literacy Day!

by languagelizard September 8, 2012 Families
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To celebrate International Literacy Day, Language Lizard is launching its Bilingual Book Promotion which will last until the end of October.  Visit the Language Lizard website to learn more about this promotion and how you can receive free bilingual books! The theme for the 2012 International Literacy Day is literacy and peace. As the UNESCO [...]

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Bilingual Children & Summer Literacy Programs

by languagelizard June 12, 2012 At Home
Bilingual Children and Summer Reading Programs

Summertime is upon us! The school year is coming to an end and our favorite summer activities are right around the corner: Running barefoot through sprinklers, savoring a neon-colored snow cone and sitting in the shade of a favorite tree with a good book. What could be better? Even though school is letting out, children [...]

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Bilingual Storytime: 5 Different Types

by languagelizard May 3, 2012 Dual Language
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Nowadays many libraries and bookstores are delighting their patrons with storytimes. Children love the magic of a good book that is brought to life through the skills of a good presenter. It is an opportunity for children to travel to new places that have never been explored and to experience adventures that have never been [...]

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$300 Bilingual Book Giveaway!

by languagelizard March 19, 2012 Families
bilingual book giveaway

Language Lizard is giving away $300 worth of bilingual book gift certificates! There are four different ways to qualify for this giveaway so make sure to go to Language Lizard’s BILINGUAL BOOK GIVEAWAY page and find out how you can enter. It is easy! With books in over 40 different languages, you are sure to [...]

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The Value of Cooperative Learning Activities for English Language Learners

by languagelizard February 7, 2012 ELLs / DLLs
English Language Learners Cooperative Learning Activity

Do you remember dreading group projects when you were in school? Inevitably, our teacher would pair us up with someone we hardly knew and begrudgingly we participated in the activity. Of course, by the end of the project we knew our classmate better than ever while having had a wonderful time. For English Language Learners, [...]

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Bilingual Children: 5 Tips for Using Language in Context

by languagelizard December 31, 2011 At Home
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There are so many wonderful ways for our children to learn languages today. Online programs offer interactive multimedia opportunities that we could have only dreamed of having when we were young. Bilingual books and DVDs can be found in many libraries around the country, and children’s language learning classes abound. What parents and teachers sometimes [...]

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10 Tips on Celebrating Cultural Diversity in the Classroom this Winter Season

by languagelizard December 6, 2011 classroom
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As the days shorten and the weather turns cold and crisp, families are warming up with their winter holiday celebrations. Candles, lights, sweets and gifts highlight this time of year in many cultures around the world. Although celebrating specific religious traditions is not permitted in most classrooms in America, there is no reason for teachers [...]

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