Awards: Celebrating Our Families and Communities through Cuentos: NCTE’s 2025 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts Award

Nancy Valdez-Gainer; Isalah Talheed; Laura Ascenzi-Moreno; Julia López-Robertson

doi:10.58680/la20261033202

ISSN: 0360-9170
E-ISSN: 1943-2402

Awards: Celebrating Our Families and Communities through Cuentos: NCTE’s 2025 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts Award
Author(s): Nancy Valdez-Gainer, Isalah Talheed, Laura Ascenzi-Moreno and Julia López-Robertson
Source: Language Arts, Volume 103, Issue 3, Jan 2026, p. 202 - 206
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58680/la20261033202
- Published online: 01 Jan 2026

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Highlighting the power of sharing stories with children in Spanish, forging partnerships with teachers, and celebrating the richness and diversity in children’s literature.

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References

López-Robertson J. (2021) Celebrating our cuentos: Choosing and using Latinx literature in elementary classrooms. Scholastic.
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López-Robertson J., & Summer Wells M. (2024) Re-envisioning Family Engagement and Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms: “Porque así ya conocemos.”Routledge.
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