Bilingual Books
http://www.bilingualbooks.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=21
A great site for primary bilingual Ed teachers to find books in Spanish for their students. The public library can be a resource but oftentimes the books are checked out. If the teacher has a grant from her/his school or decides to invest in these out of her own budget, these books will be sure to offer students classic stories in their native tongue.
Paso Partners
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/
This site is a bit different in that it’s not necessarily for primary bilingual Ed teachers in a self-contained classroom. Rather, it’s appropriate for teachers who offer Math and Science instruction to ELLs during ancillary time. As the population that I worked with – and hope to work with again, have this set-up during their academic day, I included this link as a frame of reference.
Homeroom Teacher
http://www.homeroomteacher.com/spanish.aspx
Teaching Diverse Learners
TABE – Texas Association of Bilingual Education
http://tabe.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=116
Wow, Ruby, I have never come across most of these sites, and I really love them! Thank you for sharing! I was reading the lesson plans and activities on the Paso Partners, and it reminded me how much I do not know about elementary education. The centers in the Kindergarten Five Senses unit sound like so much fun... and a lot of work for the teacher to set up!
ReplyDeleteThe Teaching Diverse Learners website had a lot of cool links (and a few dead ones, unfortunately), and TABE had some good resources too.
I'm excited to go through all the sites you have recommended. Elementary Education is an area I want to learn about, and I'm especially interested in bilingual education, 2-way dual language education, and immersion language programs. Thank you!
We should definitely talk, Will! I hope that we can get together before the end of the semester...
ReplyDeleteHi Ruby,
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great blog. Our missions are very much aligned! Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing your site's growth.
Best,
Laura
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