Benefits of Bilingualism

• Why Bilinguals Are Smarter – New York Times - 3 min. read
• The Benefits of Being Bilingual – A Review for Teachers and Other Early Education Program Providers English - 3 min. read
• Tips for Using Language at Home and in the Community English - 3 min. read
• The Home Language: An English Language Learner's Most Valuable Resource – Colorin`Colorado - 5 min. read

School Resources

-Help Your Child Learn to Read - Colorin` Colorado article - 1min. read

-Global Storybooks (Multilingual) - Free multi-cultural stories from an African storybook, offered in many different languages. Click on Washington D.C. for American English. Students can listen and read along or just read. This site requires scrolling to move to the next page.

-Vocab Victor (English, 4th grade +) - A free mobile app that builds vocabulary by assessing and adapting to a student’s vocabulary level in real-time. 

-How parents can support English language learning | Cambridge English -  tips and activities  that families can use to support learning English at home! 

BookSmart World Reader Digital Book 

BookSmart World Reader is a FREE resource with digital books in multiple languages for all grade levels.  You can create a free account.  There are activities to accompany each book and families can read with their children at home.

Community Resources

-Free ESL Business Classes ( English and Spanish version)

-Jeffco Adult ESL and LIteracy Classes

Interpretation Services

Request form (parents, please submit this form to request an interpreter).

Family Engagement

New meeting schedule coming soon!

Cultural Liaisons needed! Contact Mrs. Jovanovska for more details.