{"id":45479,"date":"2016-04-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/read-conmigo-celebrates-the-3rd-annual-bilingual-literacy-month-with-bi-coastal-kick-offs-interactive-activities-in-may\/"},"modified":"2016-04-29T11:02:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:02:11","slug":"read-conmigo-celebra-por-tercer-ano-su-mes-de-la-alfabetizacion-bilingue-con-presentacion-y-actividades-interactivas-en-ambas-costas-del-pais-durante-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/read-conmigo-celebra-por-tercer-ano-su-mes-de-la-alfabetizacion-bilingue-con-presentacion-y-actividades-interactivas-en-ambas-costas-del-pais-durante-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Read Conmigo Celebrates the 3rd Annual Bilingual Literacy Month With Bi-Coastal Kick-Offs &amp; Interactive Activities in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Read Conmigo, the national award-winning bilingual literacy program sponsored by Infinity Auto Insurance, will celebrate its 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Bilingual Literacy Month this May with bi-coastal kick-off events and specially planned activities nationwide all month long. With studies showing that reading is key to a young student&#8217;s academic success<sup>1<\/sup>, Bilingual Literacy Month looks to promote the educational, social and financial benefits of reading in two languages while providing free books to parents at events to create a lifelong love of reading with their children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Read Conmigo has set out to bridge the resource gap for Hispanic parents by making bilingual storybooks and online resources available to them anytime,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">James Gober<\/span>, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation, the parent company of Infinity Auto Insurance. &#8220;During Bilingual Literacy Month and beyond, we will encourage families to incorporate daily reading time into their activities as a means of investing in their kids&#8217; long-term educational success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, Read Conmigo will kick-off the Bilingual Literacy Month festivities alongside the Consulate General of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> during its &#8220;<i><span class=\"xn-person\">Dia de<\/span> los Ni\u00f1os<\/i>&#8221; (Children&#8217;s Day) festivities attended by over 320 children, while in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>, the program will be celebrating with the premiere of the documentary <i>Read Conmigo: A Journey to Bilingual America<\/i>, which highlights the educational advantages of mastering bilingualism.\u00a0 Other scheduled Bilingual Literacy Month activities include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, April 30<\/span><sup>th<\/sup> &amp; <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sunday, May 1<\/span><sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 2016 San Diego Kids Expo and Fair, Del Mar Fairgrounds <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, May 7<\/span><sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 Participation at the Discovery Cube Los Angeles for the closing weekend of its bilingual and interactive exhibit <i>Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites<\/i>\u00a0<span>\u2122<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bringing full circle the importance of bilingual literacy in a child&#8217;s life, Read Conmigo is also launching its search for exemplary bilingual teachers through the creation of the &#8220;Bilingual Educator of the Year&#8221; Award. Parents, students and school administrators are encouraged to recognize the work and dedication of their favorite bilingual teacher by nominating them for this special acknowledgment and a cash prize for both the winning educators and their nominators. To nominate and vote for an educator: <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReadConmigo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read Conmigo Facebook Page<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Last day to nominate and vote for an educator is <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 30, 2016<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 31<\/span><sup>st<\/sup>, three winners will be selected:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The educator with the most votes <\/li>\n<li>The educator with the second most votes <\/li>\n<li>The educator chosen by a blue ribbon panel of judges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Educators will receive a <span class=\"xn-money\">$200<\/span> prize and a Read Conmigo Book Bundle and their nominators will receive a <span class=\"xn-money\">$50<\/span> prize and a Read Conmigo Book Bundle.\u00a0The official rules are available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReadConmigo\/app\/181745962213922\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bilingual Educator Contest<\/a> tab of the Read Conmigo Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Read Conmigo and Bilingual Literacy Month is supported by the Council of Mexican Federations (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cofem.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">COFEM<\/a>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverycube.org\/la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Discovery Cube Los Angeles<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.lea-la.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">L\u00e9aLA<\/a>, parenting &amp; multiculturalism author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maritererbellas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maritere Rodriguez Bellas<\/a>, children&#8217;s authors <span class=\"xn-person\">Patty Rodriguez<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Ariana Stein<\/span> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lillibros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lil&#8217; Libros<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/consulmex2.sre.gob.mx\/losangeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Bilingual Literacy Month visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readconmigo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ReadConmigo.org<\/a> or follow Read Conmigo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReadConmigo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/readconmigo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/110250127788493619617\/posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google+<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/readconmigo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About Read Conmigo<br \/><\/u><\/b>Infinity Auto Insurance is driven to serve others. Read Conmigo represents one of Infinity&#8217;s largest investments in the community. By providing parents with bilingual storybooks, apps, and online resources, Read Conmigo bridges the gap for many Hispanic parents who hesitate to read to their children in English or Spanish due to language barriers. The program has already distributed more than 1,000,000 free books to classrooms and Hispanic families, and receives support from more than 11,000 educators. The program also creates opportunities for new Hispanic authors and illustrators. For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readconmigo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ReadConmigo.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> NEA, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1IEA3KX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1IEA3KX<\/a>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">9\/27\/13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Read Conmigo, the national award-winning bilingual literacy program sponsored by Infinity Auto Insurance, will celebrate its 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Bilingual Literacy Month this May with bi-coastal kick-off events and specially planned activities nationwide all month long. With studies showing that reading is key to a young student&#8217;s academic success<sup>1<\/sup>, Bilingual Literacy Month looks to promote the educational, social and financial&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-educacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}