Keisha N. Blain

“Books are a students’ passport to entering and actively participating in a global society with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge it takes to become the problem solvers the world needs.” –Laura Robb   Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

Join Penguin Random House in celebrating the contributions of Black authors, creators, and educators. In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting stories about the history of Black America, being Black today, and essential novels by Black writers. Browse the middle school collection Browse the high school collection   Explore additional books by Black