Building a Multicultural Multilingual Community in Your Early Childhood Program

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Early Childhood Education Resources for Teaching Dual Language Learners

http://www.languagecastle.com
Karen@languagecastle.com
Twitter: KarenNemethEdM
Facebook: Karen Nemeth at Language Castle LLC

 

Many Languages, One Classroom: Teaching Dual and English Language Learners
Karen Nemeth 2009 – Gryphon House

Meeting the Home Language Mandate: Practical Strategies for All Classrooms
Karen Nemeth  March 2009  Young Children

One Child, Two Languages: A Guide for Preschool Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language, 2^nd ed, One Child, Two Languages in Action training DVD PattonTabors 2008

Teaching Young Children Magazine for preschool teachers published by NAEYC  – Each bimonthly issue contains strategies for supporting dual language learners (tyc.naeyc.org) by Karen Nemeth

Dual Language Learning:  What Does it Take? Head Start Program Preparedness Checklist

Office of Head Start (2010) Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs Serving Children Ages Birth to Five

http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov (there is a whole resource section on dual language learners)

Dual Language Learners in the Early Years:  Getting Ready to Succeed in School

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition http://www.ncela.gwu.edu

Getting it Right for Young Children from Diverse Backgrounds: Applying Research to Practice
Linda Espinosa 2009

Young English Language Learners: Current Research and Emerging Directions for Practice and Policy Eugene Garcia and Ellen Frede, Eds. 2010

Dual Language Development and Disorders: A Handbook on Bilingualism & Second Language Learning (2^nd ed) by Johanne Paradis, Fred Genesee, Martha B. Crago 2010

Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners: Lessons from the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth August & Shanahan Eds. 2008

www.ColorinColorado.org Free literacy resources for bilingual families and educators

50 Strategies for Communicating and Working with Diverse Famillies 2^nd ed.
Janet Gonzalez-Mena 2010

Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards from NAEYC 2010

Not for ESOL Teachers: What Every Classroom Teacher Needs to Know About the Linguistically, Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Student Eileen Whelan Ariza 2010

No Limits to Literacy for Preschool English Learners Theresa A. Roberts 2009

The Young Child’s Memory for Words: Developing First and Second Language and Literacy
Daniel R. Meier 2004

New Voices ~ Nuevas Voces: A Handbook on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Dina Castro, Betsy Anyakova, Christina Kasprzak 2010

Responsiveness for ALL Children, Families, and Professionals: Integrating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity into Policy and Practice (2010 position paper from Division for Early Childhood)
http://www.dec-sped.org/Store/Position_Statements_and_Concept_Papers

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Position Paper on Language and Literacy Development for Young English Language Learners (ages 3-8) 2010 www.tesol.org

Where We Stand on Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf 2009

What Does the Research Say About Curriculum and Assessment for Young Dual Language Learners National Center for English Language Acquisition Webinar April, 2010 (archived program and transcripts) http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/webinars/event/20/

Ready for Success:  2010 – Office of Head Start produced a year long series of webinars and webcasts on supporting dual language learners in early childhood education.  The March and May installments addressed assessment questions .  They are archived here in English and Spanish http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Dual%20Language%20Learners/prof_dev/conferences/ReadyforSuccess.htm

Catalog sites with books and toys in many languages:

www.languagelizard.com

www.cultureforkids.com

www.creativediversity.com

www.analomba.com

www.kingkagames.com

www.childrenslibrary.org

www.reachoutandread.org

www.firstbooks.org

 

Other helpful links:

www.wherethehellismatt.com

http://cybraryman.com/multicultural.html

www.everythingesl.net

www.mamalisa.com

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Early Childhood Education Resources for Teaching Dual Language Learners

http://www.languagecastle.com
Karen@languagecastle.com
Twitter: KarenNemethEdM
Facebook: Karen Nemeth at Language Castle LLC

 

Many Languages, One Classroom: Teaching Dual and English Language Learners
Karen Nemeth 2009 – Gryphon House

Meeting the Home Language Mandate: Practical Strategies for All Classrooms
Karen Nemeth  March 2009  Young Children

One Child, Two Languages: A Guide for Preschool Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language, 2^nd ed, One Child, Two Languages in Action training DVD PattonTabors 2008

Teaching Young Children Magazine for preschool teachers published by NAEYC  - Each bimonthly issue contains strategies for supporting dual language learners (tyc.naeyc.org) by Karen Nemeth

Dual Language Learning:  What Does it Take? Head Start Program Preparedness Checklist

Office of Head Start (2010) Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs Serving Children Ages Birth to Five

http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov (there is a whole resource section on dual language learners)

Dual Language Learners in the Early Years:  Getting Ready to Succeed in School

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition http://www.ncela.gwu.edu

Getting it Right for Young Children from Diverse Backgrounds: Applying Research to Practice
Linda Espinosa 2009

Young English Language Learners: Current Research and Emerging Directions for Practice and Policy Eugene Garcia and Ellen Frede, Eds. 2010

Dual Language Development and Disorders: A Handbook on Bilingualism & Second Language Learning (2^nd ed) by Johanne Paradis, Fred Genesee, Martha B. Crago 2010

Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners: Lessons from the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth August & Shanahan Eds. 2008

www.ColorinColorado.org Free literacy resources for bilingual families and educators

50 Strategies for Communicating and Working with Diverse Famillies 2^nd ed.
Janet Gonzalez-Mena 2010

Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards from NAEYC 2010

Not for ESOL Teachers: What Every Classroom Teacher Needs to Know About the Linguistically, Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Student Eileen Whelan Ariza 2010

No Limits to Literacy for Preschool English Learners Theresa A. Roberts 2009

The Young Child's Memory for Words: Developing First and Second Language and Literacy
Daniel R. Meier 2004

New Voices ~ Nuevas Voces: A Handbook on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Dina Castro, Betsy Anyakova, Christina Kasprzak 2010

Responsiveness for ALL Children, Families, and Professionals: Integrating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity into Policy and Practice (2010 position paper from Division for Early Childhood)
http://www.dec-sped.org/Store/Position_Statements_and_Concept_Papers

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Position Paper on Language and Literacy Development for Young English Language Learners (ages 3-8) 2010 www.tesol.org

Where We Stand on Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf 2009

What Does the Research Say About Curriculum and Assessment for Young Dual Language Learners National Center for English Language Acquisition Webinar April, 2010 (archived program and transcripts) http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/webinars/event/20/

Ready for Success:  2010 - Office of Head Start produced a year long series of webinars and webcasts on supporting dual language learners in early childhood education.  The March and May installments addressed assessment questions .  They are archived here in English and Spanish http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Dual%20Language%20Learners/prof_dev/conferences/ReadyforSuccess.htm

Catalog sites with books and toys in many languages:

www.languagelizard.com

www.cultureforkids.com

www.creativediversity.com

www.analomba.com

www.kingkagames.com

www.childrenslibrary.org

www.reachoutandread.org

www.firstbooks.org

 

Other helpful links:

www.wherethehellismatt.com

http://cybraryman.com/multicultural.html

www.everythingesl.net

www.mamalisa.com