Hispanic parents reading with children Archives | The Latino Family Literacy Project Parent and Family Engagement with English Learners Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:48:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Reading Aloud to English Learners https://www.latinoliteracy.com/reading-aloud-english-learners/ Mon, 02 May 2016 19:16:06 +0000 https://www.latinoliteracy.com/?p=13291 Reading is a vital function of teaching ELLs, but reading aloud can be an enriching strategy for keeping students engaged in the components of becoming fluent in the language for many classrooms. By reading to students, instructors can stress the importance of vocabulary, reading comprehension, and foster positive progress towards fluency in the language, while making the learning experience fun ... Read More

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Reading is a vital function of teaching ELLs, but reading aloud can be an enriching strategy for keeping students engaged in the components of becoming fluent in the language for many classrooms. By reading to students, instructors can stress the importance of vocabulary, reading comprehension, and foster positive progress towards fluency in the language, while making the learning experience fun and exciting. But it requires more than just simply sitting down in front of the class and reading from the chosen book of that day’s curriculum. Teachers must keep certain aspects in mind when deciding which books to present. Skill level is the most important, not just where the students are at that particular time, but with respect to the phrasing within the text as well. Choosing books that present an opportunity to teach new words to students is one of the most beneficial facets of reading aloud because it allows the instructor to introduce these challenging new additions to the students’ vocabulary and facilitate understanding of the language in a group setting. In this method, the children become engaged in deciphering these words together so that they may help each other relate and identify with that word or phrase.

Reading aloud also provides children with the ability to learn throughout the story. A child reading on his or her own may continue through the text without absorbing or comprehending what is on the page, which only serves to defeat the purpose. When the teacher reads aloud to the class, comments and explanations can be offered for difficult words or ideas right there on the spot. Through this method, the instructor may also encourage questions and group discussion about what has just been read aloud for a deeper understanding of the material.

Books are, in essence, a visual medium so employing additional visual aids either from the pages of the book itself or from outside resources can also foster a stronger, more effective learning experience. Using various media to dissect words, phrases, and concepts from the book, as it is being read aloud, makes for a more enjoyable way of gaining the knowledge that these students are seeking.

Lectura Books has exceptional bilingual children’s books that will encourage reading aloud. The bold illustrations feature many multicultural experiences that will engage the readers. The Latino Family Literacy Project is an award-winning curriculum for Parent Involvement and is published by Lectura Books. Teachers will learn a whole new framework for understanding how to work with Latino immigrant parents and will be provided with curriculum that is easy-to-follow and engaging to parents. Come join us for breakfast at a workshop, or join us right from your desktop on a live webinar workshop!

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]]> The American Tradition of Reading with Our Children https://www.latinoliteracy.com/the-american-tradition-of-reading-with-our-children/ Fri, 03 Jul 2015 22:32:08 +0000 https://www.latinoliteracy.com/?p=9917 Reading with our children is as American as apple pie. This has been the bedrock strength of this country and we can’t afford to lose it. Children model their parents and it’s up to parents and teachers to show children the beauty and power of reading. If you can read, you can do almost anything because you can imagine almost ... Read More

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This has been the bedrock strength of this country and we can’t afford to lose it. Children model their parents and it’s up to parents and teachers to show children the beauty and power of reading. If you can read, you can do almost anything because you can imagine almost anything. The time has come to provide an infrastructure for real parent involvement to provide the necessary skills for parents so they can offer reading and learning opportunities to their children in their homes. The reading routine developed in the home will transfer to the school. Reading is the first educational skill, the first principle and foundation of everything else from math to science to history and to writing.

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We can’t afford to wait another generation before we have a true infrastructure for parent involvement and the development of a home reading routine. The time is now. Too many parents are living in survival mode and there’s no time to waste. They need our help to develop the next generation of engineers, scientists, teachers, businesspeople and innovators. It doesn’t have to be difficult or a mystery. It’s simple. That is, once they learn specific strategies about how to do it. It starts with the parents’ attitudes. Reading should always be approached as an enjoyable activity, not a chore.

The Latino Family Literacy Project™ uses curriculum that is simple to follow, that is based on state standards for reading and meets the parents where they are at now. We also base our curriculum on books that are fun to read, easy to follow and filled with colorful and engaging illustrations. The early years are the most critical years for young children. One of America’s favorite and most beloved presidents, Abraham Lincoln, would read anything he could get his hands on as a child. He particularly loved fables and famously plowed the fields of his family farm with a book in his back pocket.

Oprah Winfrey once said that books were her “pass to freedom.” She grew up on a farm in Mississippi and books showed her that there was a whole world beyond her everyday life. Books opened her eyes to all of life’s possibilities.

Parents can start with what they know and build on their own skills. The key is our support for supporting language and literacy development in the family setting. When children see their parents with books in hand and get to sit in their parents’ lap and turn the pages of a book together, we witness the beginning of reading and a good education. Creating a language rich home environment is The Latino Family Literacy Project™’s main goal.

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