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Six Important Ways to Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood

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The Importance of a Literacy Development Framework

As the "science of reading" movement continues to grow, it's important for early childhood teachers to have access to resources with evidence-based methods so young children can be ready to learn. Latisha Hayes, PhD, author of Playful Activities for Reading Readiness: Laying a Foundation for Literacy addresses this need by providing pre-K and kindergarten teachers with tested, hands-on activities and a framework for building a firm literacy foundation. In this video, Latisha explains why both language comprehension and word structure are essential components of a reading development framework, and how to teach these through engaging activities.
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Three Tips to Support Language Learning in Young Children

Recent research suggests that young children ages 3 months to 3 years are experiencing developmental delays that may be sparked by less language engagement during the pandemic.

Talking and engaging babies and toddlers in conversation is one of the most important things parents, caregivers, and teachers can do for development! Renate Zangl, PhD, author of Raising a Talker: Easy Activities from Birth to Age Three, shares why building strong language skills very early on in life helps children in many areas of brain development. She also gives three practical, easy-to-do tips for interaction with young children in order to support early language learning.
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Related Book: Raising a Talker
Books to Support Early Literacy

This list of resources will help teachers build a strong literacy foundation for children that will serve them for life from expanding story time to oral, vocabulary, reading, and writing games and activities. Full of research-based tips and strategies, these books will give teachers, parents, and caregivers the tools they need to transform everyday play times into meaningful language-learning experiences.
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Books for Supporting Communication and Language Development in Infants, Toddlers, and Two-Year-Olds

It’s never too early to teach and practice language and communication skills! In this list of resources, you will find engaging ways to foster emerging language skills, help children develop pre-literacy skills, support positive social behavior, and nurture children from all language and cultural backgrounds. From songs and rhymes to story play and sign language, these lessons and activities are sure to engage infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds in exciting and fun ways curated just for them.
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Cultural Competence Self-Assessment

As early childhood organizations become increasingly diverse, Johnna Darragh Ernst, PhD, stresses the need for early childhood administrators and staff to look at how to engage families in a comprehensive, systematic way that is respectful and responsive to each family’s needs. "Your ability to communicate with families in a culturally competent way is an important precursor to engagement. You must couple your individual efforts with organizationally competent practices," relates Dr. Ernst in her book, The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning. Is your early childhood program or organization culturally competent? Take the self-assessment for your organization here.
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Related Book: The Welcoming Classroom
Connecting with Dual-Language Learners: Checklist for Language and Communication Skills

In her book Connecting Right from the Start: Fostering Effective Communication with Dual Language Learners, Jennifer J. Chen, EdD relates that early childhood classrooms in the United States are becoming more diverse than ever, including children's cultural and linguistic characteristics, and shares a Checklist for Language and Communication Skills to allow for quick observation notes from which to design responsive instruction.
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Books for Supporting Dual-Language Learners in Your Early Childhood Classroom

During October, we celebrate Bilingual Child Month! Today's early childhood classrooms are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever, and teachers need to be equipped with the right strategies to support EVERY child and create a rich learning environment. Check out this list of resources to help you partner with each child and family to better understand varied cultural and language backgrounds, and ultimately help each child learn the lifelong skills they need to thrive.
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4 Tips for Supporting Dual-Language Learners (DLLs)

Dual-Language Learners (DLLs) are an asset to your classroom! Their presence will help prepare all your students to become global citizens and take their places in the increasingly global workplace. So how can we better support these children whose brains are doing double duty to learn not only one language, but two? Lea Ann Christenson, PhD, author of Strength in Diversity: A Positive Approach to Teaching Young Dual-language Learners in Early Childhood, shares 4 useful strategies to support DLLs and ultimately ALL students in your classroom.
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Related Book: Strength in Diversity
The Power of Stories

While early childhood educators often use books to teach the concepts of print or to point out rhyming words, Barbara Sorrels, EdD, author of Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma explains how good children’s literature plays an important role in a healing environment for children.
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Related Book: Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma

Help infants and toddlers learn to talk with simple activities, and encourage communication growth in preschoolers with more complex language skills. Reach dual language learners with techniques that will benefit all inclusive classrooms.

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