WebJunction

A site offering Spanish language parent-child early literacy activities and materials, supported by a grant from the US Dept. of Education/Office of Special Education Programs and Washington Learning Systems. To download materials go to the site and click on the purple button that says "Free Parent Education Handouts" on the home page. Quick Time video "Talking and Books" also available in Spanish, English, and Vietnamese on strategies for developing early literacy.

The Association for Library Service for Children (ALSC) put together this site in partnership with National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA). The resources available here include: information about educational programs, a list sponsors, free materials including a downloadable PSA by Dia founder Pat Mora and Celebrate!/Celebremos brochures in English and Spanish (available in PDF or in quantity in print), and more.

A section of the Harvard Family Research Project website which is a new source for information on using children's storybooks with family involvement themes to engage families in their children's education and encourage family?school?community partnerships, all while supporting literacy. The Related Readings section has articles on family involvement in Latino families.

A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners. Includes reading lists, research and reports, podcasts and videos, web resources, and more.

The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute is a nonprofit research organization that conducts research on key issues affecting Latino communities. They have published numerous reports, available for free download on their website, about education for Latinos.

American Council on Education's K-16 youth development program that motivates middle and high school students from underserved communities to seek a college education. The site offers a number of basic primers (many in Spanish!) on such subjects as financial aid programs, a glossary of financial aid terms, and courses students should take to prepare for college.

This comprehensive guide offers sample activities, song, bookmarks, and other programming resources.

Great resources from ALSC, including many resources for El dia de los ni?os/El dia de los libros

Includes information regarding internet safety for kids in Spanish. Also includes online health, employment and government services information.

Scholastic provides Hispanic Heritage Month activities for children which are both entertaining and informative.

This informative site includes internet safety information for parents in Spanish. There also is additional health information for both parents and kids on issues ranging from immunization to surviving the teen years.

An article by the Library School Journal highlighting the Henry S. Terrazas Branch Library in Austin Texas partnership with a local elementary school and the tremendous impact of this partnership.

This informative article by the Children's Book Council Magazine highlights innovative and creative examples of libraries reaching out to Spanish-speaking children and their families.

The Springfield Library in Massachusetts has put together this great list of resources to help libraries celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

This section of the REFORMA site provides ideas of Spanish story times, Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros, and other Multicultural Resources for Children

Online stories in Spanish and English for preschoolers through elementary.

Age-appropriate ideas and techniques on reading to children, setting an atmosphere, reading readiness activities for kids age birth to 6. Available in English and Spanish.

The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a digital library of international children's books. The project has a collection of more than 10,000 books in at least 100 languages that is freely available to children, teachers, librarians, parents, and scholars throughout the world via the Internet.

Find out how Delaware libraries are using bilinugal story times as a way to reach out to Spanish-speaking patrons.

The new Spanish-language section of Reading is Fundamental, Inc's website. RIF is a nonprofit dedicated to preparing and motivating kids to read.

The center provides bibliographies and conference proceedings about books for children and adolescents in both Spanish and English.