Supporting the Literacy Development of Diverse Language Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms
About this resource
Reviewed: 2017
Reviewed: 2017
IEL Resource(s)
- Tip Sheet: Helping Preschoolers Learn in Two Languages
- Tip Sheet: Helping Your Child Learn in Two Languages
Online Resource(s)
Help! Kit for Grades Pre-K – 6
This kit for primary teachers from ESCORT can be downloaded from the web. It includes ideas for recommended teaching strategies, lesson plans, and materials.
The Combine Project: An Experience in a Dual-Language Classroom
This article, by Rebecca Wilson, from the Early Childhood Research and Practice journal describes what happened when a bilingual kindergarten class in West Liberty, Iowa, investigated a combine. The dual-language program supports content area instruction in both Spanish and English.
Additional Resource(s)
New Voices Nuevas Voces Guide to Cultural & Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood
Dina C. Castro, Betsy Ayankoya, and Christina Kasprzak
Paul H. Brookes, 2011
