DCFCCA
Dakota County Family Child Care Association
Established 1978
This site was updated 1-22-2010
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Beth Butler is a bilingual educator of young children and strives to create
better communication within our increasingly diverse society. She is the
founder of the internationally acclaimed BOCA BETH language learning
series which has garnered various parenting awards including the following:
2008 Editors' Choice Award/Family Review Center, Learning Magazine
2007 Teachers' Choice Award for the Family, Best Educational Product of
the Year (2005 & 2006) -Parent to Parent/Adding Wisdom Award.
The BOCA BETH TV Program is now enjoyed via TV on The Education
Channel in Tampa, Florida while her products have been listed on the US
Department of Education's linked site OELA (Office of English Language
Acquisition) as a great resource for helping young children learn a second
language.
Ms. Butler lived in Chile and Mexico where she learned Spanish as her
second language and has been bilingual and biliterate for more than 30 years.
She has spent over 25 years in the field of preschool and elementary
education writing and recording four bilingual music CDs in Spanish and
English, producing two bilingual educational movies for children and speaking
nationally with parents and educators - encouraging second language fun.
Heard on CNN en Español Radio and Univision out of CA, featured in
Scholastic/Instructor Magazine, Learning Magazine, Parenting Magazine, and
quoted by the Associated Press, Ms. Butler shares her passion for second
language learning with thousands of families.
As a member of the National Association for the Education of Young
Children, Head Start, National Association for Family Child Care and other
professional organizations that share in the development of today's youth,
Beth Butler shares her passion for second language instruction with children,
parents and educators via interactive children's concerts, keynotes and
workshops.
Beth and mascot BOCA
perform hit song “Here and
There” during a family
concert!
DCFCCA’s 14th Annual Spring Conference was held on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 7:00 am - 3:45 pm The Park Plaza Hotel in Bloomington 4460 W. 78th St. Circle Bloomington, MN
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Featuring Nationally Acclaimed
Keynote Speaker BETH BUTLER:
Founder of The BOCA BETH Program