Name: 45 Strategies That Support Young Dual Language Learners
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45 Strategies That Support Young Dual Language Learners

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Every year, more and more students in early childhood schools are learning two or more languages. Teachers often feel unprepared to help these students learn and overcome language barriers. This book has a lot of useful tips for helping kids and families from different backgrounds. It also has methods for making sure that young people who learn two languages do well in school and with their friends.

Early childhood educators will find this book very helpful because it has 45 useful, developmentally appropriate methods for teaching children who speak more than one language, including Spanish speakers and children who speak other languages. Real-life examples show teachers how to use each approach in their own classrooms, and the Spanish-language activities, reflection questions, and tools will help teachers improve the way they teach now. This timely book is a much-needed resource for professional development for teachers who are already working and for teachers who are just starting out. It will help teachers make early childhood classrooms more welcoming and help dual language learners avoid performance gaps.

Find out how to

Set up and order your classroom to help students who are learning two languages.
Make your classroom a diverse place where kids’ problems and wants are taken into account.
Use management strategies that are sensitive to different cultures and get all of your students involved.
Improve social and emotional learning for people who speak two languages.
Encourage kids to learn early school skills and make sure kids from all cultures can attend learning activities
Music and dance can help students learn the language and stay interested.
Work with families to include them in their children’s academic and social-emotional growth.

Practical Materials

There are classroom activities, chapter quizzes, reflection questions, Spanish songs, vocabulary, and books for the classroom, as well as lists of other tools and a glossary to help you remember what you’ve learned. You can use sample letters and forms to talk to families and figure out what each kid needs. All of the forms can be copied and are online.

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“This is exactly the type of information that early childhood professionals need in their training and professional development. It provides an impressive combination of practical and empirically-based recommendations. The writing style is impeccable and the information is presented in a thoughtful manner. ” — Sandra Barrueco, Ph.D.

Biografía del autor

Shauna Tominey, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Practice and Parenting Education Specialist at Oregon State University. She previously served as the Director of Early Childhood Programming and Teacher Education at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She brings her previous experiences as an early childhood educator and parenting educator to her research, which focuses on the development of programs that promote social and emotional skills for children and adults. Shauna holds undergraduate degrees in music and psychology from the University of Washington, an M.S. in family studies and human services from Kansas State University, and a Ph.D. in human development and family sciences from Oregon State University.Elisabeth Bryon, Ph.D., is a co-founder and the Head of Research at Family Engagement Lab, a nonprofit that helps schools ignite the power of families to support learning. Previously, she was the Director of Research and Evaluation at GreatSchools. Elisabeth holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Hamilton College and a Ph.D. in Psychology, with a specialization in school psychology, from the University of Rhode Island. She received postdoctoral training at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Her research has focused on how to promote the educational success of students identified as English language learners, as well as ways to support homeâ€“school partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse families.