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David Pittu

David Pittu was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. In high school, he was a finalist in the NFAA’s Arts Recognition Talent Search in Drama. He’s a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Onstage, he has received two Tony nominations, the 2001 National Broadway Award, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. He has appeared on House of Cards, The Following, Sex and the City, and Law & Order. His narration of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch received the Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Male Solo Narration in 2014. He lives in New York City.

Books for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Every May we celebrate the rich history and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Browse a curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we think your students will love. Find our collections of titles here: Middle School High School

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PRH Education High School Collections

All reading communities should contain protected time for the sake of reading. Independent reading practices emphasize the process of making meaning through reading, not an end product. The school culture (teachers, administration, etc.) should affirm this daily practice time as inherently important instructional time for all readers. (NCTE, 2019)   The Penguin Random House High

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PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

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.

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PRH Education Classroom Libraries

“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

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