Save the date! FREE TALK for parents and teachers on November 21st.

October 24, 2012 at 10:47 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Free talk for parents and teachers: Literacy activities for preschool and primary: Wednesday, November 21st, 19:00. The talk will highlight strategies parents and teachers can use to develop children’s literacy in the preschool and primary years.

Our speaker, Linda Gerena, from City University of New York, will model these strategies with stories and poems about the American holiday of Thanksgiving, but of course these strategies can be applied to other texts. See flyer for details. RSVP requested.

Activities for Young Learners in the Library

October 17, 2012 at 1:00 am | Posted in Biblioteca/ Library | Leave a comment
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Next week the Library starts its activities for kids. One is the well-known Saturday Storytelling Morning, which will be held next Saturday, October 27th. 

The story will be told by Brian, “Oliver,” who used to teach in our Young Learners’ program. Stortelling is for children from 4 to 8 years old.

The  new activity we’re really excited about is Readers’ Theater, which is dramatic reading of scripts based on children’s stories. Kids will hear the story, do some drama exercises, and practice reading the scripts with intonation and expression.

This activity is for 9 to 12 year-olds and will be held one Friday per month, starting Friday, October 26th at 18:00.  Readers’ Theater will be led by Chloe and Christine, two teachers from our Young Learners program.

Remember: All IIE English students can borrow books and DVDs from the library, and they can join these activities for free. Contact Ana and Nuria in the Library for more information.

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