Archive for the 'Cultural Education' Category

Million Word Challenge UPDATE

 

Help students read to succeed!
Join the Million Word Challenge.

Over the last week, 134 schools across Los Angeles County have taken on the challenge of encouraging their students to read millions of words outside of school. 
These Literacy Champions are joining us in increasing literacy rates among our students. Together, we are creating a [...]

February 02 2012 | Child Education and Cultural Education and Language Skills and Preschool Age and Primary School and Single Parent | No Comments »

Expand Your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo Family Literacy Program!

Thank you for supporting literacy through Read with Me/Lea Conmigo, a family engagement program designed to improve the early literacy skills of infants and toddlers, preschool children, and students in kindergarten through 1st grade. Expand your Read with Me program today for the low, one-time cost of $100 per student.  Also, please feel free to [...]

May 12 2011 | Child Education and Cultural Education and Preschool Age and Toddlers | No Comments »

LéaLA Book Fair With a Mission to Make History in Los Angeles

LéaLA Book Fair With a Mission to Make History in Los Angeles
Isabel Allende, Elena Poniatowska, Laura Restrepo, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Carmen Boullosa, Francisco Martin Moreno, José José and Kate Del Castillo, are Among Presenters
One of the most ambitious efforts to celebrate the world of Spanish language books will make its debut when LéaLA, the [...]

April 29 2011 | Child Development and Child Education and Cultural Education and Homeschooling and Language Skills and Parenting in the News | No Comments »

Happy Halloween!

I came across this very interesting 4-part-article on Halloween, or rather, its pagan root holiday, Samhain, and I thought to feature it here. This article explains us how this special holiday is to teach us how to overcome fear.
This article certainly gives a more comprehensive and soulful meaning to Halloween. It offers interesting stories [...]

October 31 2008 | Child Education and Cultural Education and Holidays | No Comments »