Integrating Literacy: Integrating Culture: Chinese New Year

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Integrating Culture: Chinese New Year

2012 is the year of the Dragon. It is going to be a legendary year! This starts the calendar year of the Spring Festival in China. January 23rd, 2012.
Here are a few books that you can look for to read throughout this month. Hopefully, your local library has a few books to enjoy.

Now that you have a few ideas, get some sheets, paper and old shirts to make your own moving dragon with your family.

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About the Author

Michelle Love-Day has been an educator for 18 years. She received her Bachelors in Education (K-8), Masters in Reading (K-12) from Bowling Green State University (Ohio), and Masters in Administration from University of Utah (Utah). Her second language and Minor was Spanish and she study abroad in Alacla, Spain. She taught in North Carolina for 3 years. She moved to Utah in 2005 and was a teacher (1st, 2nd, 4th grades) and Literacy Coach in Jordan School District. For 11 years she was with Granite School District as an Asst. Principal, and Principal, and then Associate Director of Educational Equity. She is currently a Consultant in Jordan School District and lives in Salt Lake County with her husband and children.

For questions, comments, and suggestions, please e-mail Michelle Love-Day at lovenday@gmail.com .

Why integrate literacy?

Parent involvement in literacy has not changed, but the distractions in life have. With the amount of technology available to children and parents, time spent together is rare. These activities are simple, short, and easy to prepare for so that parents can feel apart of their child's literacy development. With time so short, integrating two activities together is a bonus. Uniting topics is a practical way to cover subjects a child needs to learn. After all, parental involvement in reading aloud does increase a child's love for literacy.

Educators and parents can get more information on Love-Day Consulting at : https://lovedayedconsult.wordpress.com/