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Jessica Ralli

Jessica Ralli is the Early Literacy Programs Coordinator at Brooklyn Public Library where she develops & manages grant-funded programming including Books Unbanned Storytimes. She has an M.A. in Early Childhood Special Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has taught in museums, schools, and libraries. Jessica is a contributor to School Library Journal, and in 2020, she received the Library Journal Movers and Shakers Award for her advocacy work in libraries. Jessica is currently co-authoring the award-winning First Conversations series with Megan Madison, published by RISE X Penguin Workshop.

Yes! No! - Read Aloud With Author Jessica Ralli | Brightly Storytime

Being You: A First Conversation About Gender - Read Aloud with the Illustrator | Brightly Storytime

Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race - Read Aloud with the Author | Brightly Storytime

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Yes! No! - Read Aloud With Author Jessica Ralli | Brightly Storytime

Being You: A First Conversation About Gender - Read Aloud with the Illustrator | Brightly Storytime

Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race - Read Aloud with the Author | Brightly Storytime

PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

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PRH Education Classroom Libraries

“Books are a students’ passport to entering and actively participating in a global society with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge it takes to become the problem solvers the world needs.” –Laura Robb   Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent

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