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        KEEP LITERACY ALIVE FOR BILINGUAL CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER

        June 28, 2011
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        Summer is such a wonderful time for children: playing with neighbors in the sprinkler, splashing with friends at the local pool, eating popsicles on the back porch. Summertime freedom is expansive and overwhelming. The downside of summer for many teachers, especially those teaching English Language Learners (ELLs), is that they often worry that all of the hard work that their students put in during the school year will decline during the summer months. Without daily input of spoken and written language, a............. CONTINUE READING
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        10 WAYS TO USE BILINGUAL BOOKS WITH CHILDREN

        May 16, 2011
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        Research continues to show that support for the home language is an essential element in supporting children’s academic skills. Parents who engage with their children in their home language through discussion, reading books out loud and in everyday activities help children to do better in school, even if the school language is different from the home language. This is in contrast to research many decades ago that encouraged parents to speak the community language at home with their............. CONTINUE READING
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        A CHILD’S PLACE IN THE WORLD – PART I: USING DUAL LANGUAGE BOOKS AS A TOOL FOR TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

        May 15, 2011
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        By guest author: Heather Leaman Elementary schools in the United States typically use the expanding environments approach to teach social studies in grades K-5. Under this curriculum plan, children learn about self and family in Kindergarten and first grade. In second and third grade, children learn about neighborhood and community. As they progress through the upper elementary grades, children expand their understanding of the world by learning about states and the nation. During the past decade, the National Council for Social Studies has............. CONTINUE READING
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        BILINGUAL BOOK REVIEW: NOT AGAIN, RED RIDING HOOD!

        May 15, 2011
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        Not Again, Red Riding Hood! Written by Kate Clynes Illustrated by Louise Daykin Ages 3-8 Review by Maureen Pugh Not Again, Red Riding Hood! is a whimsical and entertaining book. The tale begins after Red Riding Hood’s “terrible ordeal with the wolf” and follows her on a new adventure. When her mother asks her to bring some cookies to her father, who is working in the woods, Red Riding Hood agrees to go, despite her nervousness. As she makes her way to her father, she encounters............. CONTINUE READING
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        A CHILD’S PLACE IN THE WORLD – PART II: USING DUAL LANGUAGE BOOKS TO INITIATE SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL

        May 15, 2011
        By guest author: Heather Leaman Schools and families have acknowledged the importance of extending children’s learning beyond an understanding of our country to include an understanding of the world. While social studies is an ideal school subject to help children understand the world around them, many schools have significantly reduced their social studies instruction due in part to the influence of No Child Left Behind. However, reducing class time for social studies instruction does not mean that teachers must eliminate instruction about our world............. CONTINUE READING
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        BILINGUAL BOOK REVIEW: DEEPAK’S DIWALI

        May 15, 2011
        Deepak’s Diwali Written by Divya Karwal Illustrated by Doreen Lang Paperback Ages 3-8 Review by Maureen Pugh Diwali, also called Deepavali or Divali, is a festival that is significant in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is known as the “Festival of Lights,” and celebrates the victory of good over evil. In Deepak’s Diwali, it is the eve of Diwali, and Deepak’s grandmother tells him the story of the demon king Ravana who steals the god Rama’s wife, Sita. Deepak spends the first half of the story worried............. CONTINUE READING
        Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Families,

        EXPAND A CHILD’S WORLD: INVOLVING BILINGUAL FAMILIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT HOME.

        May 14, 2011
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        According to the US Census Bureau, over 20% of the US population is of “foreign stock” – that is, they are either foreign-born or have at least one parent who was born in another country. In 2000, 47 million people in the United States spoke a non-English language at home, an increase of over 45% in just one decade. The number of native-born Americans with close ties to another country is expected to grow even more over the next few decades. While these............. CONTINUE READING
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        BILINGUAL BOOK REVIEW: AUGUSTUS AND HIS SMILE

        May 14, 2011
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        Augustus and his Smile Written and illustrated by Catherine Rayner Ages 2-6 Format: Paperback Review by Maureen Pugh “Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile.” So begins an epic quest as Augustus searches for his lost smile. His search takes him under bushes, up to the treetops, and to the crests of the highest mountains. He finds a beetle, chirping birds, and swirling snow clouds, but no smile. As his journey progresses, however, Augustus’ expression gradually begins to change. His pleasure becomes evident as............. CONTINUE READING
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        BILINGUAL BOOK REVIEW: KEEPING UP WITH CHEETAH

        May 14, 2011
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        Keeping Up with Cheetah Written by Lindsay Camp Illustrated by Jill Newton Ages 2-7 Format: Paperback Review by Maureen Pugh Cheetah loves telling jokes and Hippopotamus loves to listen and laugh at Cheetah’s jokes – even when they aren’t very funny! This synergy makes them the best of friends. There is only one problem: Hippopotamus can’t run very fast, so he can’t keep up with Cheetah. Cheetah goes in search of a better friend, one who will appreciate his jokes and be able to run with him. Hippopotamus............. CONTINUE READING
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