All this week, Too Small to Fail
media partner Univision and its affiliate stations across the country
are participating in the network’s fourth annual Education Week, a
multimedia campaign on education that spans across television, radio,
digital and community events.
We’re thrilled to be partnering with
them on this effort. During Education Week, Univision affiliates across
the country deliver compelling stories, important research and useful
resources to help Hispanic families better engage their children’s
education for success in school and beyond. This week, popular shows
like “Primer Impacto”, “Hoy” and “Aqui y Ahora”, are showing viewers how
to talk, read and sing with young children every day, and how those
activities develop language and early learning skills.
An
important message throughout some of this programming is how dual
language learners—children whose families speak a language other than
English at home—benefit greatly from being spoken to in their parent’s
native language. As we have highlighted in the past, children who are
exposed to more than one language typically develop stronger math and
reading skills in English, are more creative thinkers, and problem-solve
better than monolingual children. But this advantage is strongest when
children hear many words from parents and caregivers, so they can
develop a large vocabulary in their home language as well as in English.
We’re
sharing this week’s Education Week programming in our social media, as
well as information about dual language learners from researchers and
other partners. Follow along on Twitter and Facebook, or by using #ClaveAlExito!
Resources for Sharing:
- This Univision page includes listings for Education Week programming.
- Five tips for parents about dual language learning, and how to encourage vocabulary development in young children.
- This op-ed
from Cindy McCain and Roberto Llamas of Univision explains why it’s
important for parents to talk, read and sing frequently to their
children—in any language.
Video
An animated video featuring famous bilingual singer and author Jose Luiz Orozco. >>
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A
group of private investors, led by Chicago billionaire J.B. Pritzker,
will invest $16.9 million in an innovative financing scheme that allows
Chicago to expand pre-kindergarten programs for more than 2,000
low-income children over the next four years.
If it works, in
terms of reducing the future costs of special education and remedial
programs, the investors aim to get their money back, plus interest, but
at no cost to taxpayers. The financing technique is sometimes called a
“social impact bond” or “pay for success” financing.
In this
scenario, Chicago Public Schools will get about a third of the savings
generated if the program succeeds, with the rest going to pay back
investors.
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