What’s driving this renewed interest in Story Time at Public Libraries?

As the report notes, “Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling. Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, ‘Every Child Ready to Read,’ that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.”

Another interesting article by Dr. Stephen Krashen can be found here.
The lesson here is that parents more than ever want their children to be ready for school and books and reading helps make that happen. We at The Latino Family Literacy Project welcome this growing interest in Story Time.

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The program was more ongoing and gave the parents a lot of feedback on how to help their children.

Now that Parent Involvement is such a strong national focus, it is important to provide teachers with a whole new framework for Hispanic Parent Programs, if we want parents and kids to become life long readers.

Harris County Department of Education formed the Cooperative for After-School Enrichment, or CASE, in 1999 to mobilize the community to work together to ensure that every child in Harris County has access to an after-school program.

CASE develops and implements a variety of programs to serve students, families, schools and communities:

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers
• Partnership Project
• After-School Initiative
• CASE AmeriCorps
• ENRICH After-School

This testimonial video was filmed at Westwood Elementary school to demonstrate that Spanish-speaking parents benefit greatly from participating in The Latino Family Literacy Project at their child’s school site.

Harris County Office of Education, with CASE and 21st Century programs collaborated to provide Parent Involvement Programs at Spring Branch.

Parents may not have strong reading skills in their own background, but once they are taught the importance of reading, along with strategies for sharing books, and are provided with books that they love, parents are so excited to read with their children. A big part of our program outcomes is that parents are provided life-changing skills and training for becoming life long readers. That’s why bilingual books are so important in our literacy programs, because it’s one way to help Spanish speaking parents read with their children, while developing English together as a family.

Teachers who come to our workshops learn the difference between hosting a one-time workshop at their school for parents, versus an ongoing approach to family reading and literacy development. Another big reason for attending a workshop is to understand the parents in a whole new way. Teachers leave our workshops with a new framework for family reading with bilingual families.

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2019 Purple Dragonfly Book Award

Tom Max in the Wild West | Tom Max en el viejo oeste
Cultural Diversity AND Best Children’s Book 6+ – Honorable Mention

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2019 Pinnacle Award

Tom Max in the Wild West | Tom Max en el viejo oeste
Best Bilingual Children’s Book

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2019 Independent Publishers Book Awards

Tom Max in the Wild West – Bronze Medal
Best Multicultural Non-Fiction Book – Children’s

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2017 Moonbeam Bronze Award

My Super Cool Friends
Reading and Literacy Skills

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2017 New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards

Where Love Begins
Finalist – Children’s Picture Book Bilingual, Finalist – Biography for New Mexico Subject

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2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Award

The Art of Memory / El arte de recorder
Cultural Diversity – Honorable Mention

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2017 International Latino Book Awards

The Art of Memory / El arte de recorder
Best Latino Influenced Children’s Picture Book

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2017 Skipping Stones Honor Book

The Art of Memory

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2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Award

Where Love Begins / Donde comienza el amor
Poetry – 2nd Place

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2017 International Latino Book Awards

Where Love Begins / Donde comienza el amor
Honorable Mention – Best Educational Children’s Picture Book

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2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Award

My Super Cool Friends
Picture Books 5 & Younger – Honorable Mention

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USA Book Awards – Finalist

The Art of Memory

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2017 Pinnacle Award

My Super Cool Friends / Mis amigos super fabulosos
Best Children’s Book

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2017 Honor Book for Paterson Prize for Book Young People – The Poetry Center

Where Love Begins
Poetry Honor Book – Children’s Bilingual

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2017 Pinnacle Award

The Art of Memory / El arte de recordar
Best Children’s Art Book

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2016 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award

Baby Talk Bilingual Board Books
Best Book – Children’s Bilingual

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2015 International Latino Book Awards – Honorable Mention

Boy Zorro and The Bully
Best Nonfiction Children’s Picture Book – English

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2014 – Indie Fab Book Awards – Finalist – Indie Fab Book Awards

Boy Zorro and The Bully
2014 Best Children’s Book
Children’s Picture Book / Early Reader, Elementary

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2014-2015 Tejas Star Reading List

The Many Faces of Max – 2014-2015 Reading List
Children’s Picture Book / Preschool Level

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2014-2015 Tejas Star Reading List

Letters Forever Bilingual Book – 2014-2015 Reading List
Children’s Picture Book / Elementary Level

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2014 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

Boy Zorro and The Bully – Gold Medal
Children’s Picture Book / Spanish Language

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2014 – USA Book Awards

The Oldest House in the USA – 2014 – USA Book Award – Finalist
Children’s Picture Book, Non-Fiction Category / Elementary

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2013 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

I See the World – Gold Medal
Reading Skills/ Literacy

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2013 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

Letters Forever – Bronze Medal
Spanish Language

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2012 International Latino Book Awards

The Oldest House in the USA
Best Educational Children’s Book- Bilingual

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2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

I See the World – Silver Medal
Reading Skills/ Literacy

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22010 Moonbeam Awards

Teo Goes to the Circus – Silver Medal
Best Spanish Language Book

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2010 International Latino Book Awards

Fun with ABC’s – Loteria Style
Best Educational Book

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2010 Pinnacle Award

The Shark That Taught Me English/
El tiburón que me enseñó inglés – Best Children’s Book

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2009 Moonbeam Awards

Colors All Around – Gold Medal
Best Preschool Book

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2009 Moonbeam Awards
Fun with ABC’s – Loteria Style – Gold Medal
Best Alphabet/Counting Book

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Flores Family Café – Bronze Medal
Best Spanish Language Book

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2008 International Latino Book Awards

Vines of the Earth – Honorable Mention
Best Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual

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2008 Moonbeam Awards

The Shark That Taught Me English/
El tiburón que me enseñó inglés – Gold Medal

Carlito’s Story / La historia de Carlito – Bronze Medal

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2008 Independent Publishers Book Awards

Graciela’s Dream/El Sueno de Graciela – Bronze Medal
Best Multicultural Fiction Book – Chidlren’s

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2007 International Latino Book Awards

Graciela’s Dream/El Sueno de Graciela – Second Place
Best Young Adult Fiction – Bilingual

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2007 International Latino Book Awards

Teo and the Brick/Teo Y El Ladrillo – Honorable Mention
Best Educational Children’s Book – Bilingual

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The U.S. Department of Education requires that public schools and state agencies act to overcome the language barriers that impede equal participation by students in their instructional programs.

In a letter dated January 7, 2015 titled Dear Colleague Letter: English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents, The U.S. Department of Education comments:

“Ensuring that SEAs and school districts are equipped with the tools and resources to meet their responsibilities to LEP students, who are now more commonly referred to as English Learner (EL) students or English Language Learner students, is as important today as it was then. EL students are now enrolled in nearly three out of every four public students, and all students, have equal access to a high-quality education and the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential. We applaud those working to ensure equal educational opportunities for EL students, as well as the many schools and communities creating programs that recognize the heritage languages of EL students as valuable assets to preserve.”

The Latino Family Literacy Project specializes in programs for English Learners and Parent Involvement. We can train staff to provide programs for parents at your school, and we help teachers to understand the Hispanic parents using a whole new framework for participation. Our focus is to help parents learn to read with their children and develop English vocabulary together as a family.

The books in our program are published by Lectura Books and are designed to engage English Learner parents by structuring the culturally relevant stories and vocabulary review in each book to assist parents in accomplishing their goals with reading with their children and teaching vocabulary.

If you would like to schedule a teacher workshop at your district, please contact The Latino Family Literacy Project at: 1-877-LECTURA or by email.

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