Check out the dual immersion resources and tips on Franklin's website!

Staying in town? Head to the library! (Glendale, Los Angeles, Burbank, Pasadena, South Pasadena) Our local libraries are a great place to spend time during the break. You can create your own reading challenge with a star chart + prizes, a printable reading bingo board, etc.

Theme your reading with fall activities! Going on a trip? Look for books about that location or by a local author. Cooking dinner for family? Have your student(s) read the instructions. Teaching your student a new skill (baking, bike riding, gardening, etc.)? Look for books on those subjects and let your student become the expert!

Turn your TV into a teacher! Turn the sound off and closed captions on to get your kids reading. Or if you have Netflix or Disney+, you can turn on target language subtitles or even switch the audio track to any of our four target languages!

Have a new or emerging English reader? Pick up a copy of Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons from your local library, Thriftbooks, or local bookstore. It's the gold standard in learning to read English at home. Each lesson takes just a few minutes and there's an easy script for parents.

Create a reader by making them a writer! Encourage your student to keep a journal over the break or write down the things they're grateful for this year.

Make THEM the reader! Have new readers read signs, menus, cereal boxes, and instructions for you. Have more advanced readers do the research for travel planning, dinner planning, and other fall activities.

Make it a habit by scheduling reading into your day. How about a family reading hour after dinner? Try reading to your new/emerging reader every night at bedtime. Or create a family / friend / class “book club,” where everyone reads the same book and talks about it at a park or over a meal!

Turn reading into an activity! Try a haiku poetry gratitude challenge at the dinner table with notecards & pens. Or use those notecards for a Rose Bud Thorn nightly activity. Let your student create a family blog about their fall activities. Look for board games with reading-based clues, or try Scrabble or Bananagrams. Act out parts in famous plays. Have your student write new lyrics to a favorite song.

Lean into the way THEY like to read. Not every child loves chapter books immediately and that's okay! Maybe you have a visual learner who would prefer comic books or graphic novels? Or a student who likes surprises or games, who might enjoy a magazine subscription? Does your student beg for screentime? Try e-books! The Los Angeles Public Library has many to borrow for free through their app, or you can purchase target-language e-books at a discount through Amazon. Once you find an author they like, you can look for more books by that writer or in the same genre.