What can authors do make their presentations more accessible with newcomers kids learning English? This is the question I’m talking about at the March conference of the New Hampshire School Library Media Association along with Sara Lesley Arnold and Darcie Gonzalez. They’ll talk about how to make school libraries welcoming to diverse learners. I’ve been…
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Writer with an EL Focus
Coming soon. School visits and workshops especially for your English Language Learners
“Letters to My Daughter” – return to Viet Nam
My first job was in Viet Nam right out of college. Last year I went back with a group led by the writer Le Ly Hayslip. Here are small “letters” about the trip -“Letters to My Daughter” I call them. She’s the one who always wanted to know about the war. I wrote these as…
What Can Happen in Three Hours in an Afternoon?
You might find your muse. In addition to writing I’m also a yoga teacher. I’ve known for a long time how these two things come together for me and I’ve finally put together a workshop on how movement and stretches support thinking and creativity. Here’s the description that appears on the GateWay Taiji, Qigong &…
Global Village Helps Children and Grandchildren of the American war in Viêt Nam
A most memorable part of the Heaven and Earth Pilgrimage has been the opportunity to see the humanitarian work of the Global Village Foundation founded by Le Ly in 2020.