This promises to be an interesting webinar - presented by Oralia Garza Cortez on the importance of supporting a child's use of his/her native language, while adding English as a second language.
Jennifer John Patterson Continuing Education Coordinator Central Texas Library System, Inc. 512-583-0704 x16 ________________________________ From: Margo Gutierrez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:04 PM To: el-corazon-de-tejas listserv Subject: FW: REFORMANET/ [Fwd: Libraries and the Bilingual Child] For those of you who are not on the national REFORMA list .... mg ------ Forwarded Message From: Camila Alire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:33:46 -0600 To: calalist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, reformanet < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Publib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: REFORMANET/ [Fwd: Libraries and the Bilingual Child] fyi.... -- Dr. Camila Alire ALA President-elect ALA-APA President-elect http://www.camilaalire.com <http://www.camilaalire.com/> ALAlire Blog Dean Emeritus University of New Mexico & Colorado State University 7070 Ridgeview Circle Sedalia, CO 80135 Home: 303-814-2724 Cell: 303-913-8341 ------ End of Forwarded Message
--- Begin Message ---Please spread the word about this free online training opportunity. December 9 (11-12 pm) [Mountain Time] Libraries and the Bilingual Child: Understanding Issues of Language Acquisition (WebJunction - Spanish Language Outreach) They were once called LEPS. (Limited English Proficient Students). Today we know them as ELLs.( English Language Learners). Increasingly, public policy dictates that learning instruction for all bilingual learners be conducted in English. Yet 10.4 million children or 20% of all students ages 5-17 speak a Language Other Than English (LOTE) at home. How can librarians honor and respect parents' efforts to keep the home language alive while their child acquires a second language, and why does this matter? Join us for an informative webinar on this topic presented by Latino Children's Literacy Consultant, Oralia Garza de Cortes. For more information and to register for these programs, visit: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
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