At Home, Community Support, Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Families, Libraries,

FROM SUMMER SLIDE…TO READING PRIDE!

July 31, 2013

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photo credit: KOMUnews @flickr.com “ is what reading is all about: yes, it will make kids smarter and give them a better start in life than non-readers, but for me that’s not the point. The point is that reading is fun…” This is a quote from a recent article in British newspaper The Guardian by Charlie Higson, author of a variety of YA fiction including the Young James Bond series. Sure, as a writer he might have a vested interest in promoting reading, but............. CONTINUE READING

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BRINGING UP MULTILINGUAL CHILDREN WITH LESS COMMON HOME LANGUAGES

April 15, 2013

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On a sunny day in London, when the streets are crowded with people enjoying the rare warmth, you can hear an abundance of different languages from the majority migrant groups in the city: families discussing the school day in Somali; teenagers gossiping in Turkish; imams greeting each other in Urdu.   But passing by the shop fronts boasting posters in languages from Polish and Bengali, you won’t hear German or Cape Verdean creole – not unless you go to Andrea and Xaxa’s for............. CONTINUE READING

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Community Support, Schools, Teacher Resources,

GRANTS AND FUNDING FOR BILINGUAL CLASSROOMS

September 18, 2012

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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 language skills. Yet obtaining these resources can be a difficult task for teachers and schools when local funding is not available. As reported in .......... CONTINUE READING

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BILINGUAL CHILDREN & SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAMS

June 12, 2012

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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 can strengthen their literacy skills with summertime literacy programs, available through local libraries, community centers, schools, bookstores and even online. Bilingual children, in particular, can significantly improve............. CONTINUE READING

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SUPPORTING BILINGUALISM: 4 REASONS PARENTS SHOULD SPEAK HERITAGE LANGUAGES AT HOME

January 11, 2012

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Although the United States has been dubbed “the graveyard of languages” for its lack of heritage language support, today’s children’s futures need not be so bleak. Given the right encouragement, immigrant families can pass on the best of both worlds to their children: a home language in addition to the community language. For many decades there has been a common misconception that immigrant families will help their children most by completely switching to English in the home. The belief is that the............. CONTINUE READING

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SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY IN INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM

July 20, 2011

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We’d like to share with you a great opportunity to support early childhood literacy and language development to children in need with bilingual books and educational supplies! Our friends at Give and Surf Inc. are starting a preschool for ages 3-5 in Bocas del Toro, Panama.  The preschool will be educating children from the indigenous Ngobe villages of this underserved area. Their preschool will be the first of its kind in the area. We all know the importance of early reading for children,............. CONTINUE READING

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