With an approximate ELL enrollment of 17.4% among grades K-12, Nevada has 77,559 English Language Learners in the state public school system as of years 2012-2013. 79.5% of ELL students in Nevada speak Spanish, with Tagalog, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Amharic making up the majority of the common languages spoken throughout the state. The following is a list of useful resources … Read More
Creating a Diverse Library at Schools
Library services that cater to children are in danger of becoming obsolete without turning a keen eye toward diversifying their collections. The world today has never been more culturally diverse and, as the country embraces so many different customs and values of people from all around the world, it’s important that our school libraries reflect these rich ancestries and traditions. … Read More
Free Teaching Tools for Teachers
Lectura Books offers free teaching tools for educators. The teaching tools are designed for teachers to use with specific books published by Lectura Books, and will offer activities to accompany the theme of the books. A new teaching tool will be provided each month. Make sure to sign-up to receive our monthly teaching tools via email. TEACHING TOOL EXAMPLE: Boy Zorro … Read More