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Title: Nonfiction Books for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
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Here is an annotated list of nonfiction books that are relevant to Hispanic Heritage Month: http://www.slj.com/2014/09/collection-development/libro-por-libro/nonfiction-books-for-celebrating-hispanic-heritage-libro-por-libro/
Source: Scholastic
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Title: SpanishDict Social Media Scholarship Opportunity
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From http://www.spanishdict.com
Here is a scholarship opportunity for your students from SpanishDict. Your students share why they love Spanish on Facebook or Twitter (in Spanish or English) and use the hashtag #LoveSpanish to be considered.
For full details go to http://www.spanishdict.com/scholarship#.VBn0tufPYuo
Source: SpanishDict
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Title: Celebrate Specific Holidays with Zambombazo Materials
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Zambombazo has put together collections of activities for several upcoming special days.
Central America Independence Day was September 15. Find activities at http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/central-america-independence-day/
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15-October 15. Find activities at http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/hispanic-heritage-month-us/
Mexican Independence Day was September 16. Find activities at http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/hispanic-heritage-month-us/
The National Holiday of Chile was September 18. Find activities at http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/dieciocho-chile/
Source: Zambombazo
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Title: Hispanic Heritage Month 2014 Blog Hop
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From http://kidbloggernetwork.com/2014/09/15/8341/
The Third Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Blog Hop is hosted this year by Multicultural Kid Blogs and 22 of their member blogs. Bloggers share ideas for celebrating and using Spanish with kids and share their posts with each other.
You can what’s been posted so far at http://multiculturalkidblogs.com/2014/09/15/fun-hispanic-heritage-month/
Source: Multicultural Kid Blogs
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Title: Dreamreader: Online Reading Practice for English Learners
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From http://dreamreader.net/features/
Dreamreader is a new website with reading materials arranged by level of English ability. It is available at http://dreamreader.net/
You can read a review of this resource at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/09/16/dreamreader-looks-like-an-excellent-new-site-for-english-language-learners/
Source: Dreamreader
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Title: Cool Sites and Tools for ESL & EFL Learners
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Here is a nice blog post describing several resources that English learners can use to practice their reading, writing, listening, and speaking: http://evasimkesyan.com/2014/09/10/cool-sites-and-tools-for-esl-efl-learners/
Source: A Journey in TEFL
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Title: Strategies and Resources for Supporting English-Language Learners
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From http://www.edutopia.org/blog/strategies-and-resources-supporting-ell-todd-finley
Strategies and Resources for Supporting English-Language Learners
by Todd Finley
September 3, 2014
The expectation that Mexican-American English-language learners (ELLs) would enter U.S. schools with inadequate social competence turned out not to be realized, say UC Berkeley experts Margaret Bridge and Bruce Fuller. Indeed, a lot of old assumptions about how to serve ELLs need to be checked.
Read on to get ideas for avoiding endless grammar drills, for focusing on academic vocabulary, and for accessing helpful online resources and articles: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/strategies-and-resources-supporting-ell-todd-finley
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Ideas for Teaching a Unit on Foods
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An FLTEACH user recently asked for ways to introduce vocabulary for a food unit. Read her query at https://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1409&L=FLTEACH&P=R17352&I=-3&d=No+Match%3BMatch%3BMatches
Then click on “Next” for “By Topic” to see others’ responses.
Source: FLTEACH
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Title: Activity Pits Online Translator against Online Dictionary: Epic Battle!
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From http://marishawkins.wordpress.com
Are you concerned about your students mis-using online translators? Maris Hawkins has an activity in which students translate song lyrics and other sentences using Google Translate (an online translator) and Word Reference (an online dictionary). See how she does it and access her handout at http://marishawkins.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/epic-battle-google-translate-versus-word-reference/
Source: Maris Hawkins Blog
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Title: 3 Sneaky Ways to Get Kids Excited about Prewriting
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From http://janiceannemalone.wordpress.com
Teacher Janice Malone used to give “typical” guidance for pre-writing. Then she picked up a teen magazine and had her students brainstorm the marketing strategies that draw people in. The result: student enthusiasm for pre-writing!
Read her blog post at http://janiceannemalone.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/3-sneaky-ways-to-get-kids-excited-about-prewriting/
Source: Janice Malone's Blog
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