{"id":16448,"date":"2014-11-17T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=16448"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:39:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:39:22","slug":"president-martin-to-read-in-spanish-english-to-washington-elementary-after-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=16448","title":{"rendered":"President Martin to read in Spanish, English to Washington Elementary after-school students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0Underlining the importance of bilingual education, Fort Hays State University President Mirta Martin will connect with elementary school students <span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1995898916\">Tuesday<\/span> afternoon, reading to them in Spanish and English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A highlight of the FHSU Department of Teacher Education&#8217;s Read4Respect Program, the event will get underway at <span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1995898917\">4 p.m.<\/span> <span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1995898918\">Tuesday<\/span> at Washington Elementary School, 305 Main.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In addition to reading to the after-school program students, Martin will address the students&#8217; families, many of which are non-English speaking, sharing her own experiences as an immigrant to the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Made possible by an $18,000 Kansas Health Foundation Recognition grant, the teacher education program is designed as a service-learning project for the prevention of bullying. Funds from the grant provide books designed to teach empathy and respect for the students and to implement reading strategies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;So many people have had a hand in the project,&#8221; said Valerie Zelenka, project director. &#8220;And to have Dr. Martin share her story <span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1995898919\">Tuesday<\/span> will impact so many families. It&#8217;s even possible that Dr. Martin&#8217;s successor could be one of the non-English speaking kindergartners there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In addition to the reading time, the after-school students will receive new books and book shelves made by FHSU&#8217;s Institute of Applied Technology students and Eric Deneault, assistant professor of applied technology.<\/p>\n<p>A drawing for Thanksgiving packages also will be held. 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