Events & Interviews
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Raising a Bilingual Child
By Barbara Zurer Pearson, Ph.D.
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Link for Fall '08 Amherst Language Lounges at the Toy Box, 201 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst |
READING AND BOOKSIGNING
sponsored by the University Store
OCTOBER 15, 7 pm at the University (Faculty) Club*, UMASS AMHERST campus
*(243 Stockbridge Road)
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Emily Monosson
Motherhood:
The Elephant in the Laboratory |
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Barbara Zurer Pearson
Raising a Bilingual Child |
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Office of Headstart
National Dual Language Institute: A Time for Action
Washington DC
Hilton Washington
October 28-30, 2008
"Promoting Language Development in
One Language or Two "
Barbara Zurer Pearson (UMA) & Rebecca Hoffman (USF)
http://www.hsnrc.org/conferences/index.cfm?cid=28 |
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INTERVIEWS (not yet aired). See airtime in red, when available |
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Wednesday, April 23
11-Noon “The World, BBC/WGBH Boston ”—National NPR
Taped interview with Author
Studio Address: 318 Hampshire House
131 County Circle , Amherst , MA 01003
Studio #: 413-545-4471
Host: Patrick Cox
Boston , MA 02135 , USA
land: +1-617-300-2731
patrick.cox@bbc.co.uk
To appear as part of a "Language and Languages" series, and potentially a podcast. http://www.theworld.org Latest estimate "September"
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Wednesday, April 30
9-9:30pm EST “Conversations”
(#1 Sunday AM show in WA, syndicated on 4 stations)
Taped
Contact: Lizz Sommars
206-577-2432
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TBD
2-2:30 pm KOIT-AM—Mr. Dad Syndicated/ Located in S. Francisco
“Positive Parenting” show—taped interview with author
Contact: Sally Ann Berk (producer)—510-501-1527
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Tuesday, May 6
9-9:30 am “The Parent’s Journal with Bobbi Conner” (Nationally syndicated radio show. Carried by 160 stations, mostly on NPR and the Armed Forces Radio Network.
Taped phone interview with Barbara Pearson
Host: Bobbi Conner
Contact: Madeleine Thomas Producer
843-760-2487
madeleine_thomas@yahoo.com
www.parentsjournal.com
To air late August 5. Consult the program website for a station in your area, or for a podcast (after it has aired).
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Tuesday, June 10
7-8:00pm EST “The Dad Show”—KAZI-FM ( Austin )—also streams on the internet—Live hour-long phone interview with Barbara Pearson
Host: John Chacon
Contact: Rachel Castillo
512-451-7361 ext. 191
rcastillo@childinc.org
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Sunday, April 27
Book Launch Book Signing (poster)
2-4:00 pm
Jones Library
43 Amity Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413-259-3090
Contact: Tina Swift
Books provided by Amherst Books |
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Tuesday, April 29
Book Signing & Reading
7-8:00 pm Odyssey Bookshop
(flyer)
Village Commons
9 College St.
South Hadley , MA 01075
413.534.7307
odysseynews@aol.com
CONTACT: Emily Russo (publicist)
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Wednesday, April 30
Book Signing & workshop
El día del los
niños ; El día de los libros
5-6:00 pm
Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables , FL 33134
Ph: 305.444.9044 x22
Contact: Emily D. Pardo (emily@booksandbooks.com)
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Monday, May 5
Strategies for Bilingual Families
Dinner on Us, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earthfoods Dining Room
5:30 - 7: 30 pm
Free
All welcome, but new participants, please preregister
Contact: Debra Barrett Glennon,
dbg19@hotmail.com, (413) 545-4466 childcare available
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Tuesday, May 20
Panel and Discussion "Helping Our Children Become Bilingual"
with Kathleen Wang, Principal PVCICS
Lissa Pierce, Professor, Leslie College
Barbara Zurer Pearson, UMass Amherst
7 pm
Jones Library, Amherst
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Download Poster
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Tuesday, April 22
10:45-11:00am EST “The Kids Doctor” 103.7 Lite FM–Dallas/Fort Worth
10 minute live interview with Barbara Pearson with call-ins
Hosts: Dr. Sue Hubbard & Dina Schulz
972-304-4468
www.1037litefm.com
Show will air Sunday 4/27 between 8:30-9:30 am EST. Interview available as a podcast/online listening on Monday 4/28 by noon
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Thursday, April 24
1-2pm “Think” ( Dallas KERA 90.1/KERA 13) Regional NPR
Live hour-long interview with Barbara Pearson w/ call-ins and emails
Contact: Jeff Whittington—producer
3000 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas , TX 75201
214-740-5474
whittington@kera.org
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Monday, April 28
11-11:15am WAMC—“The Roundtable”
(Albany; Regional NPR)
Live Interview Click below to listen (Length 8:17)
Live Interview
Contact: Andy Clegg—518-465-5233 ext. 103
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Tuesday, April 29
4:30 - 4:40 pm —“Julio Cesar Comacho Show"
(Radio Union, 1210 AM Miami)
Live Interview
Contact: Sergio Gomez, sgomez@olecom.com
786-388-3800
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9-10 am “ Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins”
(Charlotte, NC WFAE)
Live interview with Barbara Pearson
Contact: Tim Ross (Associate Producer)
704-926-9325
tross@wfae.org |