About the Author - Rapinder Rai

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__Rapinder teaches Kindergarten at Harry Sayers Elementary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The school is a recognized leader in it's work with ESL students.

As a teacher Rapinder is familiar with the challenges many immigrant families face and has a keen interest in helping them prepare their children for school.

As well as Kindergarten, Rapinder teaches the Punjabi Language to Grade Five students. She also has a Masters Degree in Biology, a M. Phil in Entomology and PDP-teacher’s training from Simon Fraser University.
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Rapinder with her husband, sons and daughter.


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__ Rapinder’s interest in Family Literacy and reaching out to families to support their children’s learning extends beyond teaching students.

She is also a regular presenter at regional and national teacher conferences and is ...

  • Working with Kindergarten parents through PALS (Parents As Literacy Supporters), a successful and culturally responsive family literacy program that helps children make the transition from home, or other early care settings, to school.
  • Working as a facilitator for IPALS (Pals in immigrant communities) Punjabi since 2008.
  • Developing ‘The Punjabi Family Literacy Resource’ with 2010 Legacies Now.
  • Working with LEAP BC™ to translate and adapt resources that promote healthy child development designed for families, caregivers and early learning practitioners who engage with young children.
  • Translating several measuring tools for early childhood education for a number of BC universities.