Libraries and the Bilingual Child

This WebJunction-Spanish Language Outreach webinar is for understanding issues of language acquisition. They were once called LEPS (limited English proficient students). Today we know them as ELLs (English language learners). Increasingly, public policy dictates that learning instruction for all bilingual learners be conducted in English. Yet 10.4 million children or 20% of all students ages 5-17 speak a language other than English (LOTE) at home. How can librarians honor and respect parents’ efforts to keep the home language alive while their child acquires a second language, and why does this matter? Join in for an informative webinar on this topic presented by Latino Children’s Literacy Consultant, Oralia Garza de Cortes on December 9, 2008 from 1:00-2:00p.m.

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