Language Lizard is proud to announce our new bilingual book,
Happy After All, which supports social and emotional learning in diverse classrooms! Continue reading Social & Emotional Learning for Diverse Classrooms: “Happy After All”
Category Archives: ELLs / DLLs
Fun animal & food idiom resources for idiom week!
We are over the moon! It is Idiom Week, time for some idiom fun. Use hashtag #IdiomsRock on social media, and tell us about your favorite idioms from any language!
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Multicultural, Bilingual Idiom Books are “A Breath of Fresh Air”
We are excited to announce a new series of idiom books, available in many languages. With clever multicultural illustrations and bilingual example sentences, Language Lizard Idiom Books explain common idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand.
What is an Idiom?
An idiom is a phrase that says one thing, but means something different. An idiom can be a quick way of saying something complicated. It’s useful for language learners to study idioms because knowing idioms helps them to understand and speak English fluently.
Continue reading Multicultural, Bilingual Idiom Books are “A Breath of Fresh Air”Teach Letters and Sounds with interactive Phonics GAMES!
This award-winning Talking Phonics Set is packed with beautifully illustrated charts, games, and books, all designed to support educators and parents of children working to develop early phonics skills.
Continue reading Teach Letters and Sounds with interactive Phonics GAMES!Interactive Early Literacy Set – Great for Summer Learning!
This unique interactive early learning flip-chart pack gives children an exciting, new way to learn critical English words and themes by adding a sound element. The Touch, Listen & Learn pack is an ideal resource for early learners (ages 3-6), new arrivals, or special needs students. It is easy to use, so children can work independently with the set.
Continue reading Interactive Early Literacy Set – Great for Summer Learning!New Resources for Dual-Language Newcomers
Language Lizard has two new books that are perfect for dual-language newcomers, as well as some recommended online resources to help educators build culturally responsive classrooms.
Classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse. Teachers want to foster a safe and inclusive environment for all students, including new immigrant students. These newcomers face many challenges when adapting to a new life in the US: culture shock, making friends, and learning a new language, just to name a few.
Continue reading New Resources for Dual-Language Newcomers10 Ideas For Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month
We love October because it’s Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month! What a wonderful opportunity to recognize the children in our lives who speak more than one language, and who also understand multiple cultures.
Now is the perfect time to start planning ways to encourage literacy and parental involvement, and celebrate the children who work so hard to learn a new language.
Continue reading 10 Ideas For Celebrating the Bilingual Child MonthThe Many Benefits of Bilingualism
Want your child to learn a second language, but wondering if it will be worth the time and effort? Kids’ schedules are already full of school and extracurricular activities, so parents must be selective when taking on anything new. Read on for some compelling reasons why bilingualism is definitely worth the effort.
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DIA! DIVERSITY IN ACTION
April 30th of each year is the culmination of Dia! Diversity in Action.
Dia! Diversity In Action
Also known as El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), Dia! is a nationwide initiative from the American Library Association that helps libraries connect their patrons to more bilingual and multicultural resources.
Continue reading DIA! DIVERSITY IN ACTIONCharitable Program Provides Bilingual Books in Spanish, Arabic and Kurdish to Language Learners
Language Lizard and our colleagues at Mantra Lingua UK were honored to support a recent charity initiative of eClinicalWorks, to provide literacy materials to thousands of dual language families in Tennessee. Continue reading Charitable Program Provides Bilingual Books in Spanish, Arabic and Kurdish to Language Learners