IEL Resources
- Tip Sheets:
- Resource Lists:
- Videos:
- Blogs:
- Choosing Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages
- Creating a Language-Rich Classroom for Young Dual Language Learners
- Creating Books with Young Dual Language Learners
- Keep the Conversation Going with Young Dual Language Learners
- Learning New Words Through Read Alouds
- Maintaining Home Language is a Great Gift
- Maintaining Home Language is Key to Later Reading in English
- Parallel Talk: A Simple Way to Provide English Vocabulary
- Resources to Help Serve Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
- Rituals and Traditions in Programs that Serve Young Dual Language Learners
- Summer Family Time can Build Heritage Language Skills
- Summer Language Learning in Community Settings
- Teachers and Families of Dual Language Learners (DLLs): Partners from the Start
- Welcoming Parents of Dual Language Learners to Parent-Teacher Conferences
Web Resources
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Highlights for Teaching Children Who Are Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
Source: Head Start ECLKC
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.
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Learning Two Languages
(also in Spanish)Source: Colorin Colorado
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.
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Many Languages, One Classroom: Supporting Children in Superdiverse Settings
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
This article gives educators strategies to support dual language learners language development through family engagement, environmental supports, and dual-language models.
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Multilingual Early Learners
Source: Illinois State Board of Education
This page provides resources for parents/ guardians, teachers, and administrators to utilize for English Learners in early childhood.
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Serving English Language Learners in Preschool Programs in Illinois FAQs: Public School Districts 23 Ill. Adm. Code Part 228
Source: Illinois State Board of Education
This document provides ideas to implement throughout the school year to include in a child’s plan to transition from preschool to kindergarten.
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Starting Early with English Language Learners: First Lessons from Illinois
Source: New America
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.
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Supporting Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood
(also in Spanish)Source: Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
This topical guide on supporting dual language learners in early childhood also includes important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse.
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Supporting English Language Learners in the Preschool Classroom
Source: Eastern Connecticut State University
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.
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Welcoming Dual Language Learners
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
This article gives teachers guidance on how to optimally welcome dual language learners and their families to the early childhood classroom.