Thursday, January 1, 2015

Bilingual Spanish/English Story Time Resources

Although I'm in my newer job, I came across this post a bit ago in REFORMA's Google Group and thought I'd pass it along. One of REFORMA's members was taking an online Bilingual Storytime class through LibraryJuice and shared some of the class' recommended resources. 

Bilingual Story Time

Cunningham, Katie. ¡Es Divertido Hablar Dos Idiomas! www.bilingualchildrensprogramming.blogspot.com 
Katie Cunningham blogs about bilingual storytime, including program outlines, flannelboard patterns, song and rhyme translations, discovery centers and book reviews. 

Salt Lake City Public Library. Cuentame Cuentos. http://www.cunetamecuentos.blogspot.com/ 
Though this blog is no longer being updated, it is still a valuable resource of translations, book suggestions and programming ideas for bilingual storytime. Use the categories on the right to browse.

Texas State Library. Dígame un cuento / Tell Me a Story. https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/bilingual/index.html 
An online publication of multiple bilingual storytimes. 

Utah State Library. Bilingual Storytime Scripts. http://web.archive.org/web/20100304085313id_/http://library.utah.gov/programs/spanish/Scripts.html
[Archived Content] 20 bilingual storytime outlines on various themes. 

Early Literacy and School Readiness 

Bilingual Readers. Resources. http://www.bilingualreaders.com/resources/ 
Many articles, including some in Spanish on bilingualism, early literacy and other important topics. 

Colorín Colorado www.colorincolorado.org 
A bilingual sister site to Reading Rockets filled with literacy information for parents and educators. 

Every Child Ready to Read. http://www.earlylit.net/readytoread/indexS.shtml 
Contains a wealth of materials in English and Spanish, such as parent handouts, workshop scripts and articles about early literacy. 

The Library for Spanish-Speaking Parents. Lexington Public Library. http://www.lexpublib.org/page/lexington-public-library-for-spanish-speaking-parents 
A video in which Katie Cunningham introduces early literacy skills in Spanish. 

Mixing in Math. http://mixinginmath.terc.edu/ 
Activities and ideas for building math skills with young children. Includes some Spanish resources. 

Mother Goose Math and Science. Vermont Center for the Book. http://www.mothergooseprograms.org/math_science.php 
A program for librarians to learn how to include math and science messages into library programs, including storytimes. 

Plazo Sesamo (Sesame Workshop). Padres y Educadores. http://www.plazasesamo.com/padres-y-educadores 
Articles and activities in Spanish for parents that encourage early learning in children. 

Storytime Share. http://www.earlylit.net/storytimeshare/ 
Early literacy consultant Saroj Ghoting shares ready to use early literacy messages for parents.