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Cinderella Fairy Tale Story for Bilingual Readers
A Cinderella fairy tale story for bilingual learners is an ideal start to developing writing skills. Developing writing skills for bilingual students can occur at different stages of learning. One simple idea is to use tracing methods of vocabulary words or phrases. This tracing method is a fundamental approach to writing in both languages. However, as your students continue to acquire more language skills, their……...
Dr. Seuss Reading Week for Bilingual Learners
Dr. Seuss reading week is a fantastic time to read books by Dr. Seuss and other titles. Promoting literacy in this way engages your bilingual readers to learn about different topics. Besides having a great way to incorporate reading, take this time to add after-reading activities. Dr. Seuss Reading Week Ideas For example, you can create activities like puzzles, word matching, or even hand painting….…...
Little Red Riding Hood Bilingual Read Aloud
Little Red Riding Hood is a classic tale that includes many literary elements and a fun text to read. While the original story by the Grimm brothers contained scary situations, there are versions to please young readers. The little red riding hood story has a simple text to help young bilingual readers retell the story. Aside from story elements, you can use the text to……...
Spanish Fairy Tales Reading: Rapunzel
Spanish fairy tales are fun reading for young bilingual learners. With fairy tales, young readers can read about more than an entertaining story. Fairy tales consist of specific elements that help readers understand the story. There are so many fantastic fairy tales in both English and Spanish. Besides learning vocabulary, young bilingual readers understand the literary components of a story, purpose, and setting. … Membership Required…...
Spanish Syllable Segmentation in Bilingual Reading
Spanish syllable segmentation is a vital part of learning to read a text, just as crucial as learning to read English. While preschoolers might enjoy reading nursery rhymes with fun clapping and songs, Spanish-speaking students develop language differently. Many experts found that bilingual students tend to learn syllable segmentation first to learn to read. In contrast, English-speaking students learn to read with multiple methods like……...
Bilingual Holiday Challenge Learning Tips
The bilingual holiday challenge is a weekly event that encourages young learners to keep on learning as they anticipate a long winter break or other school breaks. Whether your classroom or homeschool group is losing learning enthusiasm, take a few moments to enjoy the season. While holiday classroom parties may not be the ideal way to celebrate, you can dedicate those times to using fun……...
Open Educational Resources for Bilingual Learners
Open educational resources or OERs are essential components of any bilingual teaching toolkit. Armed with resources in learning materials, professional development, and workshops, you can plan your course of instruction. In a few steps, OERs help you seek relevant and trustworthy materials for your class. Since OERs are such a valuable tool for teachers, how do you find platforms that will serve your students and……...
Reading Aloud Strategies for Bilingual Learners
Reading aloud to children benefits more than improvements in reading comprehension. That is, reading aloud to young children at a young age encourages them to develop language skills, cognitive development, and listening skills. Besides, reading aloud is not an activity for young readers only, older and emerging readers also benefit. Do you often use storytelling as a means to read aloud? That is a perfect way……...
Forest Animal Names in Spanish
Forest animal names in Spanish are an excellent way to introduce animal living and habitat. When seeking lessons to teach Spanish, you want to look for themes. In this case, learning about forest animals consists of Spanish vocabulary, animal living, and habitats. Besides a general science component, you also want to seek learning materials that approach reading and writing from different perspectives. … Membership Required You…...
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