Bilingual
Education
Videos
Bilingual
Education
Videos
Co-produced by the University of Colorado, these videos address critical issues of second-language acquisition, cultural competence, cultural mediation, and preservation of home language and culture.
"A Story About El Grupo de Familias"
Come
join the early childhood literacy group, "El Grupo de Familias" through ten
sessions of discovering interactive reading and play and forming friendships.
Families receive vital information about preserving home language and culture,
navigating the school system, advocating for kids with special needs, and
accessing resources in the community. Designed for parents and educators
alike, this DVD contains a series of short modules that focus on specific steps
in the process of building trust, teaching literacy skills, and empowering
parents to support their kids' learning. This bilingual English/Spanish
DVD contains downloadable companion materials that give you everything you need
to start your own "grupo de familias"!
To order "A Story About El Grupo de Familias," click here.
"Beyond Words: Effective Use of Translators, Interpreters,
and Cultural Mediators."
This video addresses the need to have well-trained
interpreters, translators, and cultural mediators using a team approach.
It examines recent trends in school demographics and offers specific training on
how to resolve cultural misunderstandings between schools and and families, how
to develop trust and empathy between families and professionals, how to employ
the best strategies for translation and interpretation in school settings.
Bilingual Spanish/English DVD includes downloadable companion booklet and
handouts.
To order "Beyond Words," click here.
"Language and Culture:
Respecting Family Choices."
How
do bilingual/bicultural families make choices about what languages their
children speak at home and at school? How can educators and providers support
and inform this decision-making process? Should these choices be different for
a child with an identified special need? What are the long-term cultural
consequences of preserving the languages of one’s heritage, or of losing them?
This video addresses these issues through interviews with a wide variety of
people, from recent immigrants to the great-grandchildren of Native Americans.
Co-Produced by
Project
ACT
at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
"A short video with a powerful
message, 'Language and Culture' discusses the benefits of remaining bilingual.
Beginning with Mexican immigrants speaking of these difficulties in their native
tongue, the video describes the development of children's language acquisition
from the time they first arrive in the United States. Explaining that loss
of language often equals loss of cultural identity, the narrator and those
interviewed stress the importance of preserving ties to both societies. A broad
base of interviewees, many of mixed parentage from a variety of backgrounds
(Norwegian, Gullah, Apache, Mexican, and Chinese), express similar concerns and
discuss ways to keep a child's heritage alive. Particularly useful for teachers
and parents in school districts where students are bilingual."
-Laurie Edwards, School Library
Journal
To order "Language and Culture" in English or Spanish, click here!
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