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KidSpeak™ is a fun, age-appropriate online language course designed for children ages 6 and up. Accessible through Transparent Language Online, KidSpeak introduces your children to English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese. The program teaches words and phrases suitable for learners’ age, needs, and interests. More than 40 activities, puzzles, and songs guide young learners through the basics, along with a cartoon “friend” who speaks the language.

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Newspapers.com Texas Edition provides full-page scans of historical newspapers from Texas starting in 1842.

Local titles include:

• The Austin Weekly Statesman: 1871-1898
• The Austin American: 1914-1922
• Austin American-Statesman: 1871-1922

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Transparent Language Online provides courses in over 110 world languages, American Sign Language, English for speakers of over 30 languages, and KidSpeak courses for children. The instruction is for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language.

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