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Main Street Elementary teacher bridges bilingual worlds through words

Main Street Elementary teacher bridges bilingual worlds through words
Cutline: At the Sept. 16 Taylor Independent School District meeting, bilingual teacher Clara Lopez (fifth from right) received a grant of $2,150 from the Taylor Educational Enrichment Foundation. Others at the meeting include Peggy Mott (left), Jeannie Hill, Marilyn Tennill, Shorty Mitchell, Jennifer Garcia Edwardsen, Marco Ortiz, Joe Meller, Lisa Buzan and Cheryl Carter. Photo courtesy of Tim Crow

During her four years at the Taylor Independent School District, Clara Lopez repeatedly heard from bilingual parents wanting to continue their children’s language instruction outside the classroom.

After some research, she discovered a way to help them — the Latino Family Literacy Project, which is used in school districts across Texas including Hutto, Mesquite, Alvin and more.

“A lot of these parents want to support their kids at home, and they just don’t know how to ask or (what) strategies to use at home,” she said.

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