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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(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
(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."
(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."
(2/2) Find music videos, co-play activities, podcasts, and more — rooted in the science of social and emotional learning — at BigHeartWorld.org
(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.
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.
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(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…
(1/2)"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."
(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…
(2/x) Kidappolis offers free tips and information about ways you can help support your child!
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