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Bilingual Valentine’s Day Print-and-Go Resources

 Valentine's Day is quickly approaching! If you are looking for print-and-go resources in English or Spanish, here is a look at some of the ones I have available on TpT. For a complete list, click here.Valentine's Day Book of Wordsgrades PreK - 2nd Introduce your young students to the vocabulary associated with Valentine's Day. This little booklet lets them color in the picture, then read and write the words. The booklet is available in three versions: English only (for ESL) Spanish only (for Spanish learners) Bilingual (for dual immersion) Bilingual Valentine's Day Activity Pack for PreK & Kindergartengrades PreK - Kinder Introduce your young students to Valentine's Day with this fun activity pack! There are 15 pages total with activities...

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Recent articles: Health literacy as vaccine; fact checking in Sweden; Information behaviour in COVID19; Health information behaviour; IL in Ghana; Citizen science

- Okan, O. et al. (2022). Health literacy as a social vaccine in the COVID-19 pandemicHealth Promotion International, daab197, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daab197  - Ahmadinia, H., Eriksson-Backa, K. and Nikou, S. (2022), Health-seeking behaviours of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Europe: a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles, Journal of Documentation, 78(7), 18-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-10-2020-0168 - Dreisiebner, S., März, S. and Mandl, T. (2022), Information behavior during the Covid-19 crisis in German-speaking countries, Journal of Documentation, 78(7), 160-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-12-2020-0217- Juneström, A. (2022), Discourses of fact-checking in Swedish news media, Journal of Documentation, 78(7), 125-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2021-0061 - Ozor, A. & Toner, J. (2022) Information Literacy Behavior and Practice: An Assessment of Undergraduate Students at Ada College of Education, Ghana. Journal of Library Administration, 62(1), 132-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2021.2006992...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: The Importance of Digital Accessibility in Enhancing Loyalty and Brand Reputation

Although 48% of banking customers still use branches for some business, just 11% bank primarily at branches. Meanwhile, 41% use a mobile app as their primary means of banking, and 82% do some of their banking digitally. The digital transformation is in full swing, but despite all the positives it has brought, it also had created the potential for financial institutions (FIs) to overlook some of the most vulnerable customer populations if they are not careful. Digital accessibility standards have both practical and regulatory implications for FIs, and it will be imperative for FIs to balance speed to market with innovation to ensure all their channels are compliant.  Approximately one out of every four adults in the U.S. has a...

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How to Prep the Toilet Training Toolkit

Do you toilet train in your self-contained special education classroom? If you said yes, you need to get the Toilet Training Toolkit. It totally takes the guesswork out of toilet training, and it gives you all the resources you need to help your students be successful! Let me show you how to prep the Toilet Training Toolkit! Parent information sheets and supply lists are included in the toilet training toolkit. Let’s Get Started Grab your toilet training toolkit HERE. The first thing you see when you start to prep your toolkit is the parent information sheets. You’ll have a letter to send home and a supply list for things your families will need to send in. The student readiness sheet...

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The Best Valentine’s Day Book Companions

Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a text! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the best book companions for special education classrooms (Valentine’s Day themed!) ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a small commission off of sales. This helps me to test out more materials and bring you more quality content. Thanks for supporting my little blog!)) What are Book Companions?...

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