Classnotes Podcast (February 6, 2014) It’s never too early to engage children in exploring science and math. And in bilingual classrooms where children are learning English, science and math can be deliberately integrated to support language learning. In this Classnotes episode, Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., IDRA director of development, and Juanita García, Ph.D., an IDRA education associate, talk about how early childhood teachers can weave activities grounded in inquiry that develop bilingual skills and oral language in bilingual classrooms by simultaneously introducing mathematics concepts at very young ages.Using a story from IDRA’s Semillitas de aprendizaje supplemental curriculum Rosana and Juanita demonstrate how teachers can use Readers Theatre to engage students in developing oral fluency, a critical factor necessary for reading comprehension. Rosana and Juanita are interviewed by Laurie Posner, MPA, an IDRA senior education associate.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesBuilding Interest in STEM through Language Development and StorytellingRosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Juanita García, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/building-interest-in-stem/Semillitas de aprendizajehttp://www.idra.org/Quality_Early_Education/Semillitas/Along Came a Spider: Exploring the Tangled Web! – Exciting Interest in STEM via Language Development: Powerpoint DownloadPowerPoint presentation by Dr. Juanita C. García & Dr. Rosana  G. Rodríguezhttp://www.idra.org/images/stories/LaCosecha_2013.pptxReaders’ Theatre: A Viable Reading Strategy?G. Tranin and N. Andrzejeczak.Using Semillitas de aprendizaje in the Early Childhood ClassroomJuanita García, Ph.D., and Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/using-semillitas-de-aprendizaje/Oral Reading in the School Literacy CurriculumT.V. Rasinski and J.V. Hoffman, Reading Research Quarterlyhttp://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4151839?uid=3739920&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21103233503863Oral Reading Fluency as an Indicator of Reading Competence: A Theoretical, Empirical, and Historical AnalysisL., Fuchs, D. Fuchs, and M.K. Hosp, Scientific Studies of ReadingYour feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post Readers Theatre in Early Childhood Ed – Podcast Episode 134 appeared first on IDRA.