Listen and read English books for young learners with narration in a second language.
	ScribJab is a web site and iPad app for kids to read and create digital stories in multiple languages.  ScribJab creates a space for children to communicate about their stories, and come to an enhanced appreciation of their multilingual gifts.
	Storybooks Canada is a free open educational resource available with text and audio in English, French, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of Canada.  They are also developing Indigenous Storybooks and the Global Storybooks literacy portal.
	A free digital library with books in a wide variety of languages.  A great resource to continue to develop literacy skills in first languages.
	Sylvan-Dell e-books offers a long list of fiction and non-fiction picture books in English and Spanish.  Audio files are included in both English and Spanish.  Great resource for primary aged Spanish speaking students at school and home.

Dual Language Books in Local Libraries

	The Bradford West-Gwillimbury Public Library offers dual language books in: Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Punjabi, Vietnamese, Tamil, and Urdu.
	The Barrie Public Library offers dual language picture books in: Arabic, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.

The Importance of  Developing First Languages                                                                                   

All students are encouraged to continue to use and develop their first language whenever possible.

Effective oral, reading and writing skills in one language will influence the ability of a student to develop effective oral, reading and writing skills in another language.

The Importance of Developing First Languages Fact Sheet   For Parents and Staff  French    English    Italian    Korean    Spanish   Polish   Russian   Tagalog    Portuguese

	Translated brochures from Ryerson University for parents.
	Best Start translated resources for parents.