Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
AFT Toolkit Workshop
Download the full AFT Toolkit for Teachers for more information on reaching out to Hispanic parents!
Reading Rockets and the American Federation of Teachers have developed the Colorín Colorado-AFT Toolkit for Teachers: Reaching Out to Hispanic Parents of English Language Learners. This toolkit includes background information on reaching out to Hispanic parents, four sample workshops, videos in Spanish and English, and bilingual handouts.
The following video clips are part of the AFT Toolkit for Teachers. In addition to these videos the full toolkit includes information on using these clips in parent workshops.
These clips are also available in Spanish.
Becoming aware of print
In San Jose, California, three-year old Mira gets a head start on reading from her parents.
Maricely doesn't give up!
Born in Puerto Rico and a native Spanish speaker, Maricely found it doubly hard to learn to read in English. Maricely doesn't give up, though!
Finding the right book
The library is a vital resource for one mom whose son's appetite for information, especially about dinosaurs, is growing as quickly as his shoe size.
Pat Mora discusses libraries
Children's book author, Pat Mora, speaks directly to Hispanic parents about taking their children to the library.
This clip is in Spanish only, but the English translation is available on page 47 of the AFT toolkit.
‡ This clip will appear in Windows Media Player, which most computers already have installed, or you can download it now.
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