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CULTURE CONNECTION NEWSLETTER on early language learning
ARTICLES & TIP SHEETS
LANGUAGE SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN & LOCAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES for PARENTS & TEACHERS

 

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ARTICLES & TIP SHEETS
Calming the Anxiety of Parents Teaching a Second Language
What is bilingualism worth?
Race, Politics and the Middle School Cafeteria
The Multicultural Library: How Librarians are Responding to the Needs of Ethnically Diverse Communities
Multicultural Lesson Plans Celebrate Language and Cultural Diversity
: Unique curriculum units and activities available on-line
World Folktales and Fables: Effective Teaching Tools to Educate and Entertain Children
The Best of Both Worlds
A Child’s Place in the World – PART II: Using dual language books to initiate social studies learning at home and at school
A Child's Place in the World - PART I: Using dual language books as a tool for teaching social studies in elementary school
Expand a Child's World: Involving bilingual families and English language learners in the classroom and at home.
3 Steps Parents Can Take To Support Elementary Language Education In Their Communities

LANGUAGE SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN & LOCAL RESOURCES
You know the benefits of exposing children to other languages and cultures an early age, but where can your children go to learn another language? Click on a state to find language schools in your area.

Note: We are in the process of building our list of Language Schools. If you have experience with a school that you would recommend, please contact us.
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Ohio
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Washington
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Wisconsin
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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS
We are growing our list of sites and books that support parents and teachers interested in early language learning and introducing their children to other cultures and traditions. Continue to check back with us!

FOR BILINGUAL FAMILIES


Anacleta's Spanish & World Language/Culture Resources
www.anacleta.com is a comprehensive source of materials, activities, and ideas about the Spanish language and its many cultures, as well as other world language and cultures, especially for children under ten and their parents and FLES, dual language, immersion, and bilingual teachers.

Billingual/Bicultural Family Network and Multilingual Living Magazine
BBFN (www.biculturalfamily.org) provides great articles and resources to help families raise bilingual and culturally aware children. BBFN also offers a fantastic 50+ page magazine jam-packed with informational articles, book reviews and more. A terrific value for anyone interested in raising bilingual children and keeping abreast of issues related to early language learning. You can sign up at  www.biculturalfamily.org/subscriptions.html.

BilingualWiki.com

www.Bilingualwiki.com opens a discussion and offers research and tips on bilingualism in general. It is also helpful for adults learning a second language and for parents working to expose their children to another language. 

Bilingual Families Connect

www.BilingualFamiliesConnect.com is a site to find tips and advice from other parents who are raising bilingual children.

Multilingual Munchkins
http://www.multilingualmunchkins.com has an active forum for parents raising their children to speak more than one language and also helps to arrange foreign language play-groups.

LANGUAGE ORGANIZATIONS

National Network for Early Language Learning (www.nnell.org)

The Center for Applied Linguistics (www.cal.org)
CAL also runs the Ñandutí web site for foreign language learning in Grades pre-K to 8 at http://www.cal.org/earlylang/index.html.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (www.actfl.org)

The National Association for Bilingual Education (www.nabe.org)

ESL RESOURCES


Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (www.tesol.org)

ESL Teachers Board
www.eslteachersboard.com is a great resource for ESL teachers, providing free teaching materials, jobs and resumes.

CULTURAL & HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS

German American Heritage Foundation (www.ugac.org)
The German American Heritage Foundation is dedicated to promoting and preserving the cultural heritage of Americans of German-speaking ancestry. By recognizing and honoring the accomplishments of distinguished German-Americans, providing educational materials to students, establishing a National   Heritage Center in Washington DC , celebrating German-American Day, and more, we are continuously striving to add programs and services that nationally highlight the contributions and achievements of our ethnic group.

BOOKS

Spanish for Preschoolers E-Guide
This is a great guide to help teachers who want to start their own language program or enhance their current one. Written by NNELL-NJ Representative Ana Lomba, this guide provides an overview of current language learning theories and methodologies in their application to young children; an introduction to Ana’s methodology focused on learning naturally using everyday phrases, games, songs, fairy tales and other stories; as well as explanations of program curriculum, day-to-day classes and sample activities. You can learn more about and purchase this e-guide at http://www.analomba.com/teachers.html.

Languages and Children: Making the Match, Third Edition
With a focus on communicative language teaching as it reflects cognitive and second language acquisition theory, this classic in the field provides a wealth of strategies and activities ready to use in the K-8 classroom. Languages and Children: Making the Match, Third Edition, has been thoroughly revised and updated. Standards-based planning and instruction are the guiding principles throughout the book. This long-awaited third edition provides extensive new information that is not easily accessible to the field. Publishing this information in one source provides a tremendous service to methods instructors and teachers, as well as to students. To purchase this book through Amazon.com, click here.

Teach Your Child Spanish Through Play
This book is a valuable resource for parents, home educators and teachers. It includes tips for parents who don't already speak Spanish, creative games and activities that cater to each learning style. Also contains a guide to teaching culture, ideas for building and maintaining bilingual communities and a useful resource directory. To purchase this book through Amazon.com, click here.

In the News / Press Releases
November 13, 2006: Language and Cultural Diversity Project Launched In Support of International Education Week
September 3, 2006:
Des nouvelles livres pour enfants bilingues aident
aux parents à transmettre leur langue maternelle.

August 14, 2006:
Looking for ways to inspire your kids to learn French?
August 14, 2006:
Cherchez-vous des façons d’inspirer vos enfants à apprendre le Français?
August 8, 2006:
Unique Italian-English Children’s Books Help Bilingual Families Share Their Language
June 28, 2006:
Neuartige Deutsch-Englische Kinderbücher helfen bilingualen Eltern, ihre Muttersprache weiterzureiche
May 27, 2006: Bilingual Books Inspire Children To Explore Foreign Languages & Cultures
May 26, 2006: Unique Dual-Language Children's Books Help Bilingual Families Share Their Heritage

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