From the Canadian Children’s Book Centre in honour of National Indigenous Languages Day, a post about using some of our favourite resources: Dual Language Books! Follow this link to find some of the growing collection of gorgeous books polished and edited by the Cree Literacy Network. For an even broader selection, check the selection at Good Minds.
Reading books aloud with children is one of the most valuable activities parents and teachers can do. Read-alouds can help build literacy skills, expand vocabulary, improve comprehension, and introduce the joy of reading for pleasure. How can dual-language books best be used for read-alouds? We asked an expert! Meet Dr. Melanie Griffith Brice who shares advice on using Indigenous dual-language books. Thanks to Dr. Melanie Griffith Brice for sharing her expertise and to Dr. Lori McKee, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, for her guidance on this project. For more Growing Literacy tips and resources, visit http://www.bookcentre.ca. Thank you to the Canada Post Community Foundation for their support of Growing Literacy.
