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CAN VIDEO GAMES HELP CHILDREN ACQUIRE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS?

November 4, 2015

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by guest blogger Ed Gould There is plenty of choice when it comes to digital media that can help children learn English when it is not the first language of their home. These days, it is easy to download cartoons and children’s drama shows to a tablet or laptop PC, which can help kids focus on English without even really thinking about it. Digital media of all kinds can help to improve pronunciation, vocabulary and confidence in using English sentence construction, but what about video games? Unlike other forms of digital............. CONTINUE READING

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LANGUAGE LIZARD’S BIGGEST GIVEAWAY EVER! $300 IN BILINGUAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS

September 27, 2015

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October is full of bilingual reading fun! In honor of two exciting events – Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month AND Language Lizard’s 10th Anniversary – we are proud to announce our biggest giveaway ever! Enter to Win $300 in Bilingual Books from Language Lizard! Language Lizard will send one lucky winner a $300 Language Lizard gift certificate that can be used to purchase any of the bilingual / multilingual products available on the Language Lizard website. Books are available in English with Albanian, Arabic,............. CONTINUE READING

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL DISCOUNTS – BRING DUAL LANGUAGE BOOKS TO YOUR STUDENTS!

September 14, 2015

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  We hope your school year is off to a great start! To help you bring dual language books to your classroom and home, Language Lizard is offering a special Back-to-School Discount! Until September 30, 2015, choose from one of the following: Get $10 off your order of $100! Just use coupon code BackToSchool2015 during checkout. Or choose 5% off our popular bilingual book sets! Always a great value, our bilingual book sets are offered in 30 languages and include many of our most popular titles. Use coupon............. CONTINUE READING

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CREATING COMMUNITY IN YOUR CLASSROOM

August 21, 2015

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It’s the start of a new school year, and your classroom fills with a brand new kaleidoscope of personalities. You may find yourself wondering how to help an eclectic group of kids connect with each other. How do you bring your class together as a community, and jump start the conversation and collaboration? You want to create a safe, secure and nurturing learning environment for all children – an especially challenging task when they come from diverse backgrounds. Celebrate Individuality Although it may sound............. CONTINUE READING

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GREAT GIVEAWAYS FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL

August 2, 2015

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If you’re getting ready to head back to school, we have two great giveaways for you! First, you should check out iTeachBilinguals and their Back-to-School Giveaway. You can enter now through August 8, 2015 by following this link. The grand prize winner will receive an iPad Air 2! A winner will be announced August 9, 2015. Another great giveaway for language learners is Language Lizard’s Cookbook & Bilingual Book Giveaway. You can win a copy of Room to Read’s Recipes Worth Reading............. CONTINUE READING

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UNDERSTANDING & APPRECIATING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES – TIPS AND FREE LESSON PLAN

July 25, 2015

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Every classroom is a different potpourri of personalities and abilities that will mix, mesh or sometimes clash. Teachers want to effectively engage every one of their students, and parents want to ensure their kids will be both accepting and accepted. Preparing for Your Multicultural & Bilingual Classroom How can we make our multicultural classrooms welcoming to all students, and instill an appreciation for diversity in our kids? In a previous post, we looked at different multicultural resources that can be woven............. CONTINUE READING

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COOKBOOK & BILINGUAL BOOK GIVEAWAY

July 4, 2015

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Summer is a great time to enjoy fresh food, try new recipes, and connect with family by sharing both a good meal and a good book. Language Lizard is making that easier with our “COOK & READ” Giveaway where you can win a cookbook and a bilingual book. Room to Read Room to Read is an organization that “envision a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and............. CONTINUE READING

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THE LAST BOOK MY DAD READ TO ME

June 18, 2015

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by guest blogger Sue Kwon For my husband, our two young girls and myself, reading a bedtime story together is a much-loved nightly ritual. On our busiest days, it’s our first opportunity to sit down with a single purpose and no distractions. My husband is the official story reader in our family. He has patience (that I lack) with even the longest, most repetitive children’s books. The girls sit still, listen with rapt attention, and gaze up at him with eyes............. CONTINUE READING

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NEW BILINGUAL BOOK SETS – NOW IN 30 LANGUAGES!

April 25, 2015

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  Language Lizard is excited to announce that our bilingual book sets are now available in 30 different languages! (All books include English and one other language of your choice.) Bilingual Book Sets Save You Time and Money We have hand-selected groups of our most popular books to support language learning and promote literacy initiatives. With just one click, you can even choose between sets of five and ten. Tailored to meet the language needs of teachers and librarians, they make............. CONTINUE READING

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THE MULTICULTURAL LIBRARY: RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

April 13, 2015

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According to 2013 Census data, nearly 13% of the US population is now foreign born and about 1 in 5 residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. These figures are expected to increase, and are considerably higher in many areas of the country. Many new immigrants are struggling to learn English while maintaining their connection with their heritage language and country. Innovative Ways for Libraries to Attract Ethnic Populations As the United States has become............. CONTINUE READING