Literacy
Culture
Welcome to ‘EN NUESTRA LENGUA’©
Dates during COVID-19 for Fall 2020
EN NUESTRA LENGUA: LITERACY AND CULTURE PROJECT
Since 2010 ‘En Nuestra Lengua’ aims at developing academic skills in Spanish for bilingual children. During the school year, we offer Saturday morning classes for children in grade pre-K (must be 4 years old by October) through grade 4 at Bach School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program is staffed by Spanish teachers trained for teaching students who are native speakers of Spanish.
In this website you will find details about the program, resources for families, information about the class sessions, and a selection of our academic research papers.
In cooperation with Ann Arbor Public Schools, and with financial support from:
UM Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
UM Romance Languages and Literatures
UM Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
UM American Culture
UM Center for Educational Outreach
UM National Center for Institutional Diversity
UM School of Education
UM Ginsberg Center
Kindles4Covid
Literacy Legacy Fund of Michigan
Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA)
Ann Arbor Area Foundation Youth Council
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor
U.S. Department of Education
Thanks to Chela’s and Play It Again Sports - Ann Arbor for their support of ENL during International Reading Month in 2014!
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Program Accomplishments:
200+ enrolled students
80% of students reading at grade level or better in Spanish
90% reading at grade level or better in English
98% parent participation
50 class aide volunteers from area high schools and universities
Mathematics and science units
Project WORLD, a pre-kindergarten program with home literacy activities
Club Lector: Reading groups for ‘graduates’ of the ENL program
