Reflection
Exploring Resources
There are many resources available to help you build a language-rich classroom or program. The first step is to familiarize yourself with language resources. In this activity, you will browse a number of online resources and record useful information to share with coworkers or use in your classroom.
| Website | What languages are represented (if applicable)? | 你能使用什么资源? | What do you want to remember about this site? |
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| Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: Legends and Folktales (interactive videos)https://legends.dliflc.edu/ | |||
| Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: Language Survival Kits http://fieldsupport.dliflc.edu/productList.aspx?v=lsk |
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| Head Start Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness: How to Read Bilingual Books https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/how-to-use-bilingual-books.pdf |
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| Head Start Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness: How to Select and Use Books when You Don’t Speak the Language https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/select-cultural-childrens-books-non-english-eng.pdf |
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| ¡Colorin科罗拉多!Books for Kids https://www.colorincolorado.org/books-authors/books-kids |
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| The Spanish Experiment (also available as the French and Italian Experiment, and the German project) https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/stories https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/stories https://www.theitalianexperiment.com/stories https://www.thegermanproject.com/ |
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| Gus on the Go App https://www.gusonthego.com https://www.gusonthego.com/free-language-printables/ |
Your local public library will likely also have many language resources available including language-learning databases that you, coworkers, and families can access for free with a library card.