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  Title: Becoming Bilingual : The Challenges of Teaching English Language Learners to Read

URL: http://www.readingrockets.org/shows/launching/bilingual

Language: English
Author and Contributors:
Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (2013)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: General Information
Audience: Parents; Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Categories:
  • Early Childhood: Literacy and Language: Enhancing Language Skills
  • Early Childhood: Literacy and Language: Learning a Second Language
  • Early Childhood: Literacy and Language: Early Literacy Skill-building
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: bilingual readers, English language learners, ESL, literacy development
Description: Acclaimed actress Rita Moreno hosts Becoming Bilingual, a 30-minute PBS program that examines the challenges of teaching children to read in a new language. The show visits six cities across the country to learn about the different ways schools are working to create bilingual readers. Becoming Bilingual is the seventh episode of the award-winning series Launching Young Readers.
Media Type: HTML
Resource Listed: May 10, 2006
Resource Last Updated: April 11, 2013




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