<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Todd - sorry I'm so late responding, but I wanted to get my thoughts in order.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">I've had similar questions, even though our structure is different. We have one Spanish language classroom per grade level, with a native Spanish speaking teacher.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">When you're not a Spanish speaker, it's hard to evaluate books for the library. Things I've learned include:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">1) while it's tempting to just buy each title in Spanish and English, don't. The quality of translation varies, and while Spanish-speaking kids want to read what they see their English-speaking counterparts read, sometimes it's just better to have them read the English version of a book originally written in English. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">2) translations from English to Spanish, even when the translation of words and phrases is good, often don't express the fluency of the original language. It's important that students who read Spanish learn to appreciate the flow and lyric of Spanish as it is written by natives. More US publishers and booksellers are building relationships with writers and publishers of Spanish language materials, and they are a good source. Our District has an ESL Coordinator who has gotten us many items in original Spanish - I can put you in touch with her if you'd like. Ultimately, I'd like to get some of those stories translated into English so there is more acceptance of those titles.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">3) graphic novels and books with lots of illustrations (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, etc.) are good for both English and Spanish speaking natives. They break up the text so it isn't overwhelming for readers in any language. Visual fluency is becoming more important in literacy efforts, so these books help all readers.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">4) stuff my K-2 kiddos like to read: as expected, they are of varied reading ability, so you need a wide range of difficulty as well as subject matter. Favorites are Dr. Seuss (in English! I bought the Spanish translations, and I'm told they are horrible!). DogMan. Owl Diaries. Disney books from movies. Mo Willems. Barbie. Batman. Spiderman. Lego. Bad Kitty. Fly Guy. Star Wars. Also, more and more kids read nonfiction for pleasure. Mine like ones about animals - pets and zoo animals - and tornadoes. Go figure. Some also like sports cars and military equipment. I would also suggest a few good series that someone at home can read to them. Audio books are great in building fluency, but this age group has some trouble with the hardware to get to it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">5) A parent collection. Hmm. I don't have any experience with this kind of collection, and my experience with Spanish-speaking parents is that they often don't read at an adult level, in English or Spanish. Unfortunately, I think this will end up being a case of the parents who need it won't use it, and the other parents have already read them somewhere else.That's not to say you shouldn't try, but, well, just sayin'.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Good luck with this project! I can sense your enthusiasm, and your kids are lucky to have you!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Chris Wilson</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 7:30 AM Todd Freer via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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We are going into year 2 of our Dual Language School (PK -2) but year one of actually using the library for classes and such. We have ordered many new books, ordered some size appropriate furniture and tables, and know, over the summer, I'd like to read and
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<li><span>We'd like to develop a "for parent" section in our library -- maybe a shelf or two, maybe a cart or two? What should be on it? Many of my parents are first generation in the US and their kids were born here. What may be of use to have for them?</span></li><li style="display:block"><span><br>
</span></li><li><span>This may sound like a strange question, but, here goes.....What do your kids (PK - 2, Dual Language) kids like to read? What are their go - tos? We ordered a lot of Spanish Books, a lot of NF, Graphic Novels, and picture books. Are there things in
English that I could read to familiarize myself with those things, especially if they have translated copies that they could read in Spanish but we could talk about with me having read the English?</span></li></ol>
<div><span>As usual, I appreciate you, your support, your knowledge, and your suggestions. </span></div>
<div><span>One final thing. If you're on Twitter, look me up at @MrLMC. I'm trying to fight literacy by creating home libraries for my kiddos. Maybe we can help each other? There's a decently long post I made yesterday. Maybe, with a little luck and some good
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