Newcomer families: Spanish
Selected links to language resources and other information for Burnaby families in Spanish.
- stories, rhymes and songs
- help your child get ready to read
- your first language
- public library services
- community resources and services
- child care
- elementary school
- parenting and child development
Stories, rhymes and songs
Borrow from the library
BPL has small collections of childen's books in Spanish. Learn more...
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International Children’s Digital Library
Read over 125 picture books online.
Mama Lisa’s World
Use the map feature to find nursery rhymes from Spain, Mexico and Spanish-speaking countries in Central and South America.
TumbleBook Library
Animated, talking picture books which you can read or have read to you - quite a few titles are available in Spanish. Use the drop-down menu to select Spanish. A staff favourite.
Help your child get ready to read
Borrow from the library
Your Home Language: Foundation for Success
Children who have a strong foundation in their home language do better at school. This DVD demonstrates family-based language activities to encourage children's language development and success at school.
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Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy [PDF in Spanish]
Appropriate book-related behaviours for ages 6 months to 5 years. Reach Out and Read.
Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library [PDF in Spanish]
Five steps for sharing books with your baby. American Library Association.
How Young Children Learn English as Another Language [PDF in Spanish]
Young children are natural language acquirers; they are self-motivated to pick up language without conscious learning, unlike adolescents and adults. Source: British Counctil.
On-the-Go Resources [PDF in Spanish]
Fourteen early language activities designed to be used outside the home. Source: Washington Learning Systems.
Reading Tips for Parents [PDF in Spanish]
Five parent tip sheets offer easy ways for parents to help kids from pre-Kindergarten to Grade 3 become successful readers. Reading Rockets.
Ready, Set, Learn: Helping Your Preschooler Get Ready For School [PDF in Spanish]
Helpful tips for supporting preschool learning and development. BC Ministry of Education.
Tips for Reading with Children [PDF in Spanish]
One-page handout for parents and caregivers. Source: Minnesota Humanities Center.
Your first language
Your First Language: A Precious Gift to Your Child [PDF in Spanish]
You help your child's language development when you speak in Spanish. Learn why in this one-page BPL handout.
Public library services
BPL Welcome to Your Library [PDF in Spanish]
An introduction to library services for families with young children.
Community resources and services
NOW Community Resource Guide [PDF in Spanish]
Wallet-sized guide.
Child care
Finding Child Care in Burnaby [PDF in Spanish]
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre - Brochures for Parents
Printer-friendly brochures about choosing child care, child care choices and other child care issues. [PDFs in Spanish]
Elementary school
What is ESL Support? [PDF in Spanish]
A brochure for parents of ESL students in BC.
Parenting and child development
Making a Difference [PDF in Spanish]
Information about milestones and healthy development from birth to age six. Source: Ontario Early Years.
Bullying - We Can All Help Stop It [PDF in Spanish]
How to recognize bullying and what to do if your child is being bullied or is bullying others.
Can Your Baby Hear? [PDF in Spanish]
Printer-friendly information about hearing.
Children's Social Well-Being
Scroll down to find linds to resource sheets [PDFs in Spanish] from the Canadian Child Care Federation.
Internet Safety Tips for Parents [PDF in Spanish]
Steps parents can take to protect children who use the Internet. BC Ministry of Education.
Multilingual Parent Resource Sheets
A set of five parent resource sheets [PDFs in Spanish] for parents on topics that include: building active habits, family routines, supporting children’s play & promoting positive behaviour.
You and Your Child [PDF in Spanish]
A questionnaire to help parents identify concerns in child development. A Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) initiative.