English Language Learners

This resource highlights strategies discussed in the Head Start Science Teacher’s Guide that teaching teams may use to help children learn their home language in addition to English.

This article give parents information on what to expect when raising bilingual and multilingual children and answers common questions about communication, speech and language concerns, and resources.

This article gives educators strategies to support dual language learners language development through family engagement, environmental supports, and dual-language models.

This page provides resources for parents/ guardians, teachers, and administrators to utilize for English Learners in early childhood.​

This document provides ideas to implement throughout the school year to include in a child’s plan to transition from preschool to kindergarten.

This policy paper takes a deep look at how Illinois came to see a need for new policies for its burgeoning population of English Language Learners, and why focusing on its youngest English Language Learners was the state’s next step.

This topical guide on supporting dual language learners in early childhood also includes important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse.

This 7-minute video by Dr. Ann Anderberg stresses the importance of continuing to support first language development in children, and gives suggestions for assisting these young learners in their acquisition of English.

This article gives teachers guidance on how to optimally welcome dual language learners and their families to the early childhood classroom.