LitLab is a nonprofit with a mission to create connected and interactive learning environments for kids, caregivers, and educators, in the child's home language
Oakland, CA
Joined June 2009
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Today is #BlackWomensEqualPayDay, the day that marks the amount of extra time that Black women must work this year in order to catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men made last year alone.
It’s past time to pay Black women what they are owed.
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(1/x) "He's at risk of becoming one of the lost students of the coronavirus pandemic in the most disrupted American school year since WWII. By 1 estimate, 3M students nationwide (the school-age pop. of FL) stopped going to classes, virtual or in person, after the pandemic began."
(2/x) "Remote learning, which these days Jordyn does for half the week, is part of his struggle. His mother says she cannot afford Wi-Fi on her $12/hr salary as a security guard, a situation shared by many families in MS, where half of students do not have reliable broadband."
(3/x) But his story is about much more than inadequate technology. It is also about the added disruption the pandemic has brought to 1 working-class family that was already struggling to make ends meet. And it underscores the limits of hybrid learning. nyti.ms/3o9dpGD
(1/2) #SEL is at the heart of children’s early development. We’re collaborating with @NOGGINKids and Sparkler on @BigHeartWorld, a new initiative to help parents, caregivers, and educators grow kids’ big hearts.
(2/2) Find music videos, co-play activities, podcasts, and more — rooted in the science of social and emotional learning — at BigHeartWorld.org
LitLab retweeted
“Club Mundo Kids” is a new TV news show aimed at first- and second-generation Hispanic children in the U.S.
“There is very little content being created that is speaking to U.S. Hispanic, Latinx children and telling their stories,” the show’s host said.
nyti.ms/3rYb1mq
(1/2)"For many of the students who've not set foot in school since March, in-person education also represents a critical safety net—a source of food and other basic necessities, a place with caring adults who will notice signs of abuse or neglect—from which they are now cut off."
(2/2) And the limited data from assessments and grades this fall suggest that disadvantaged students have lost the most ground during months of remote learning.
nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/sc…
(1/x) With the children having so many different questions and worries about COVID-19 and distance learning this new year, it is important to help them express their feelings to us parents. Mental health has a great impact on one's education and their ability to learn.
(3/x) Here are some resources you can use to help have a conversation with your child about everything that is going on in the world and with their mental health:
piploproductions.com/trinka-…
childrensmentalhealthmatters…
nationalgeographic.com/famil…
talkspace.com/blog/coronavir…
(1/2) Today is #GivingTuesday! Despite COVID-19, we've:
- Provided 1,250 low-income and emergent bilingual children, aged 2-10, with a solid foundation for literacy and numeracy skill development from home.
- Released kidappolis 2.0 and pushed it free to all families.
(2/2) The app is easily accessible by mobile phone for learning anytime, anywhere, making it especially useful for families who cannot access school learning from home due to lack of internet.
Consider donating to help us reach more families: bit.ly/GivingBooks