Lyubov Shearin, a kindergarten through second-grade English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at Robbins Elementary School, was recently awarded a grant from the Public Education Foundation of Moore County to purchase bi-lingual books for her students to take home and read on weekends. “This program will involve parents in reading to and with a child, as well as literacy activities they can do together during the weekend,” Shearin said.

She said the students will discuss the book of the week in English and will be encouraged to share their pictures or do role-playing based on the book. “Parent involvement and follow-up classroom activities will provide opportunities for students to engage in fun, productive and enriching reading,” she added, “thereby developing literacy skills and promoting life-long learning.”

click here for article