An English Read Aloud
This beautiful story is written in rhyming verses. It's about an urban African-American girl and her father to buy plants, potting soil, and a window box at the supermarket. They ride the bus to their apartment and put together a colorful gift for the girl's mother.
Course Instructor
Gail Encerrado
Gail is an English/Spanish bilingual teacher who lives in El Paso, Texas, and has over 20 years of experience teaching languages, literacy, and mathematics. While much of her experience has been teaching adults at the college level, Gail began expanding into K-12 education after joining Bilingual Bridges, and in almost no time at all, became one of our most highly recommended teachers for young learners!
Gail loves languages and cultures and has had opportunities to live and teach across the United States and Europe. She holds a B.A. in Linguistics with a minor in English/Spanish translation, certifications in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), and is currently pursuing her Master's in Education.