Re: book selection for Spanish speaking students

[Becca C Todd <bcctdd@JUNO.COM>]

I find that kids of ANY language enjoy bilingual picture dictionaries.
They use them for themselves, or to teach their parents English, and it
just makes them feel validated. It sounds like your Spanish speaking
population is constantly transitioning, so unless that stabilizes perhaps
bilingual texts would best serve your needs--stories that both English
and Spanish language speakers could appreciate, as opposed to overtly
instructional Spanish titles. It would be different if you were seeking
materials for instructing in a language.

Becca Todd, Library Media Teacher
Manzanita School, Oakland, CA
btodd@ousd.k12.ca.us
"Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that
of an ignorant nation."  Walter Cronkite

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