Young Bilingual Learners In Nursery School

Author : Linda Thompson
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 1853594539

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Young Bilingual Learners in Nursery School by Linda Thompson Pdf

This book presents the findings of an ethnolinguistic study of the language and social behaviour of a group of three-year-old British-born children from families of settled migrants who speak languages other than English in their homes and communities. The study draws from a number of research disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology and ethnography to provide an analytical description of the social and linguistic behaviour of the children during their first term in kindergarten. Although the study was located in the UK, the findings have implications for children in other societies where English is the formal language of education. The book will be of interest to teachers, parents and others interested in the lives of young children.

Author : Iliana Alanis,Maria G. Arreguin-Anderson,Irasema Salinas-Gonzalez
Publisher : Essentials
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1938113810

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The Essentials by Iliana Alanis,Maria G. Arreguin-Anderson,Irasema Salinas-Gonzalez Pdf

This book answers the question what do early childhood educators need to understand to better address the linguistic, cognitive, and socioemotional needs of all DLLs in their classrooms?

Author : Dina C. Castro,Alfredo J. Artiles
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781800411869

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Language, Learning, and Disability in the Education of Young Bilingual Children by Dina C. Castro,Alfredo J. Artiles Pdf

Using an interdisciplinary perspective to discuss the intersection of language development and learning processes, this book summarizes current knowledge and represents the most critical issues regarding early childhood research, policy, and practice related to young bilingual children with disabilities. The book begins with a conceptual framework focusing on the intersection between the fields of early childhood education, bilingual education, and special education. It goes on to review and discuss the role of bilingualism in young children’s development and the experiences of young bilingual children with disabilities in early care and education settings, including issues of eligibility and access to care, instruction, and assessment. The book explores family experiences, teacher preparation, accountability, and policy, ending with recommendations for future research which will inform both policies and practices for the education of young bilingual children with disabilities. This timely volume provides valuable guidance for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and researchers.

Author : Rose Drury
Publisher : Trentham Books Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bilingualism in children
ISBN : UCSC:32106019037222

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Young Bilingual Learners at Home and School by Rose Drury Pdf

Official documents on early education tend to gloss over the experience of children who are learning English as an additional language in generalized terms. Because their learning situation is not well understood, bilingual children may be given few opportunities to display their abilities at school. Based on the author's ethnographic study, this book examines the experiences of three four-year-old bilingual children as they begin school in three English nursery classes. It thus provides insights into young children's use of first languages as well as English and consequently provides a fuller and richer picture of bilingual children's learning. The book reveals some of the ways in which young bilingual children experience preschool as they begin to learn the language required for formal schooling. It demonstrates how they take control of their own learning at home. And it asks questions: How do Samia, Maria, and Nazma find their own way through preschool? What are their individual strategies for getting by and, beyond that, for learning during their first year of formal schooling? How do they syncretize home and school learning? The detailed picture that emerges will fill in the detail missing from the current over-generalized view of bilingual children in the early years and provide an important new perspective to a growing body of literature on young bilingual children. It will be essential reading for all teachers, early childhood practitioners and early years policymakers operating in multilingual environments.

Author : Mila Schwartz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319772288

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Preschool Bilingual Education by Mila Schwartz Pdf

This volume provides an up-to-date collection of key aspects related to current preschool bilingual education research from a socio-linguistic perspective. The focus is on preschool bilingual education in multilingual Europe, which is characterized by diverse language models and children's linguistic backgrounds. The book explores the contemporary perspectives on early bilingual education in light of the threefold theoretical framework of child's, teachers', and parents' agencies in interaction in preschool bilingual education. Five significant theoretical concepts are promoted in this volume: the ecology of language learning, an educational partnership for bilingualism, a notion of agency in early language development and education, language-conducive contexts, and language-conducive strategies. The volume examines preschool bilingual education as embedded in specific socio-cultural contexts on the one hand and highlights its universal features on the other. The book is a fundamental read for scholars and students of second language teaching, preschool education, and bilingual education in multilingual and multicultural societies.

Author : Caroline Bligh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789462097971

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The Silent Experiences of Young Bilingual Learners by Caroline Bligh Pdf

Many teachers are increasingly concerned with how to best support the learning of the rising numbers of bilingual learners in schools – particularly those children who are new to English and therefore cannot yet communicate with the teacher or their peers in their first language – during the silent period. This book offers an alternative insight to that which is most commonly available to teachers and researchers, as instead of examining language acquisition purely from a linguistic approach; it explores the learning that is occurring through a sociocultural lens and even more significantly, from the young child’s perspective – the worm’s eye view. Investigated through the experiences of young bilingual learners allows the reader to make sense of the making meaning that occurs when the child cannot make sense of his/her new ‘world’; nor communicate verbally in the language of instruction in the classroom. Remarkably, learning through the silent period is revealed as both complex and ‘messy’ as the bilingual child mediates his or her own learning through a synthesis of alternative learning pathways. The silent period is presented as a crucial time for learning; distributed through a synthesis of close observation, intense listening and most significantly copying the practices of others. Throughout the silent period the children are not only seen to be learning but also contributing to the classroom practices. The book not only initiates new understandings of second language learning, but also offers creative ideas on how to raise the achievement of children who are learning English as an additional language.

Author : Sandra Smidt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134072279

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Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years by Sandra Smidt Pdf

Shortlisted for the Nasen Book that supports SEN and Disability Issues Award 2008 Are children who are exposed to more than one language from birth at an advantage or a disadvantage when starting school? Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years examines the theoretical, ideological and practical issues involved in the education of children speaking two or more languages coming to settings which are predominantly monolingual. The book examines current research and thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of being multilingual and tackles complex topics such as: what being multilingual implies in terms of prior learning and why this matters in education the importance of respect for diversity and encouraging children to be proud of their language and culture practical ways to help young children acquire English ways of working with parents who themselves have little or no English the differences and difficulties involved in a child learning an additional language so early on in their lives strategies for exploring the learning of multilingual learners and a review of the resources and activities that could help. Sandra Smidt views multilingualism as a cognitive advantage and shows how Early Years practitioners can use interactive styles of learning to focus on the benefit that the many cultures and languages in the classroom can bring to children’s learning and development. Written in a highly accessible tone, this book offers practitioners a mix of practical case studies and examples in which theory is embedded and its importance explained. Students of early childhood education will also appreciate the author's carefully structured approach to the topic, as she includes summary boxes, glossaries and points for reflection in each chapter.

Author : Eugene E. Garcia,Ellen C. Frede
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807778104

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Young English Language Learners by Eugene E. Garcia,Ellen C. Frede Pdf

It is well known that the number of non-English speakers is on the rise in the United States. What is less well known is that the largest proportion of this population is children under the age of 5. These young English language learners (ELLs) often demonstrate achievement gaps in basic math and reading skills when they start school. How best to educate this important and growing preschool population is a pressing concern for policymakers and practitioners. The chapters in this important book provide up-to-date syntheses of the research base for young ELLs on critical topics such as demographics, development of bilingualism, cognitive and neurological benefits of bilingualism, and family relationships, as well as classroom, assessment, and teacher-preparation practices. Contributors: Linda M. Espinosa, Margaret Freedson, Claudia Galindo, Fred Genesee, Donald J. Hernandez, José E. Náñez Sr., and Flora V. Rodríguez-Brown “This is a must-have for those who are working directly or indirectly with young English language learners.” —Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Author : Lisa M. López,Mariela Páez
Publisher : Paul H Brookes Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Bilingualism in children
ISBN : 1681253860

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Teaching Dual Language Learners by Lisa M. López,Mariela Páez Pdf

"Teaching Dual Language Learners is a practical guide to help early childhood educators understand the needs of and provide instruction for young dual language learners in their classroom"--

Author : Deborah Chitester
Publisher : Unlocking The Enigma
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780615224213

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Language Development in the Young Second Language Learner of English by Deborah Chitester Pdf

This book focuses on early childhood bilingualism and second language learning in young children 0 to 6 years of age. Through the development of personal vignettes and short anecdotes, the author develops and demonstrates how an understanding of second language learning assists the practitioner and parent in unraveling the maze and enigma of the journey of second language learning itself. It is also intended to aid the reader in the understanding of how to best meet the educational needs of these young second language learners.

Author : Meghan Dombrink-Green,Holly Bohart
Publisher : Spotlight on Young Children
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Bilingualism in children
ISBN : 1938113136

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Spotlight on Young Children by Meghan Dombrink-Green,Holly Bohart Pdf

Offers practical ways to support young dual language learners and their families. Addresses communicating, using technology, pairing children, and more.

Author : Linda Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Children of immigrants
ISBN : LCCN:99036331

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Young Bilingual Children in Nursery Schools by Linda Thompson Pdf

Author : Patton O. Tabors
Publisher : Brookes Publishing Company
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131788346

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One Child, Two Languages by Patton O. Tabors Pdf

Practical, engaging guide to helping early childhood educators understand and address the needs of English language learners.

Author : Mila Schwartz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 939 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030916626

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Handbook of Early Language Education by Mila Schwartz Pdf

This is the first international and interdisciplinary handbook to offer a comprehensive and an in-depth overview of findings from contemporary research, theory, and practice in early childhood language education in various parts of the world and with different populations. The contributions by leading scholars and practitioners are structured to give a survey of the topic, highlight its importance, and provide a critical stance. The book covers preschool ages, and looks at children belonging to diverse ethno-linguistic groups and experiencing different histories and pathways of their socio-linguistic and socio-cultural development and early education. The languages under the scope of this handbook are identified by the contributors as immigrant languages, indigenous, endangered, heritage, regional, minority, majority, and marginalized, as well as foreign and second languages, all of which are discussed in relation to early language education as the key concept of the handbook. In this volume, “early language education” will refer to any kind of setting, both formal and informal (e.g. nursery, kindergarten, early childhood education centers, complementary early schooling etc.) in which language learning within a context of children's sociolinguistic diversity takes place before elementary school.

Author : Karen N. Nemeth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000484083

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Educating Young Children with Diverse Languages and Cultures by Karen N. Nemeth Pdf

This comprehensive textbook prepares early childhood educators to effectively work with and support young children (ages 0-8) with diverse languages, cultures, and learning needs. With a multipurpose, multilevel format, this dynamic resource focuses on the central role of language development and culture in all aspects of learning. Adaptable chapters cover curriculum, family involvement, co-teaching, classroom environment and more, and feature both brief and deeper study versions of the material, alongside a wealth of case examples and implementation strategies. Accompanied by an online instructor’s manual, this ground-breaking text is an ideal resource for students and educators in early childhood and second language education, and all fields that work with young children, and all fields that work with young children.