Full Description
It is imperative that library programs reflect the rich diversity of the entire community. That includes Spanish-speaking children, who need opportunities to hear their home and school languages spoken, and to see their lives validated through engaging cuentos (stories) that reflect their cultural experiences. Additionally, when combined with other forms of targeted outreach, offering bilingual storytimes in English and Spanish is an effective strategy to attract Latino and Spanish-speaking families to your library. This all-in-one resource, written by two experienced specialists who understand the nuances of library services, collections, and outreach to this population, shows you how. Suitable for libraries just getting started as well as those with programs already in place, this guide
discusses the importance of bilingual programming in the lives of Latino and Spanish-speaking children, addressing the unique educational and informational needs of bilingual children;
provides 18 ready-to-use program plans for bilingual storytimes, suitable even for storytime leaders who don't speak Spanish;
includes several templates for designing bilingual storytimes, arranged by specific age groups;
recommends numerous children's books, songs, and professional resources to assist librarians as they plan their bilingual programs;
explores the opportunity for digital media usage in storytimes for Latino and Spanish-speaking families, with examples of apps that can help meet the multiple literacy needs of bilingual children; and
suggests ways to perform outreach to Spanish-speaking and Latino communities, emphasizing the importance of relationship-building and community collaboration
Enhanced with interviews and advice from experts affiliated with REFORMA (The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking), this book will become a trusted resource for children's librarians, school library media specialists, outreach and programming librarians, ESL educators, teachers, and professionals in child-care agencies.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Bilingual Programming for Latino and Spanish-Speaking Children
Chapter 2: Beginning Outreach to Latino and Spanish-Speaking Communities
Chapter 3: Bilingual Storytime When You Do Not Speak Spanish
Chapter 4: Bilingual Storytime: One Program, Many Ways
Chapter 5: Using Digital Media in Bilingual Storytimes
Part II: Resource Materials
Chapter 6: Ready-to-Use Bilingual Program Plans
Chapter 7: Recommended Professional Resources and Children's Media for Bilingual Programming
About the Contributors
Index
