Increasing Literacy in Spanish-Speaking Students
June 5, 2020
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A Dallas ISD teacher has figured out a way to keep kids who love screen time engaged while teaching them Spanish and English at the same time.
Hermes Camps is a Kindergarten teacher at Burnett Elementary school.
Originally from Cuba, he understands what it鈥檚 like when your first language is not English, but must learn. From that necessity, he created help for kids. It鈥檚 an online program through his website聽, which means 鈥淎BC Read鈥� in English.
鈥淲e have tons of evidence right now of how delighted parents and students are when they use it,鈥� Camps said.
Camps said several school districts are also using the online program, which is being offered for free right now. He said he wanted families to have a way to continue to learn even when the pandemic closed schools.
Camps colleagues even agree, what he is offering online, is invaluable
鈥淗e鈥檚 really incredible,鈥� Eric Hale, first grade teacher at Burnett said. 鈥淚 recommend anyone in our North Texas Spanish speaking community. It鈥檚 that good.鈥�
Camps said he believes in the program because it鈥檚 just another tool for kids to learn.
鈥淲e basically tried to make a virtual teacher to make every computer behave as a teacher. So in schools, it helps students learn independently, giving teachers more latitude to help more students,鈥� Camps said.
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