In this article, I offer five strategies that take into account the unique aspects of learning an additional language and capitalize on the social and interactive nature of early childhood classrooms.
This issue of Young Children takes you inside several multilingual classrooms for in-depth, practical examples of how to enhance social, emotional, scientific, language, and literacy development with children who are learning more than one language.
An outstanding scholar, researcher, and educator, Carolyn Edwards was one of the most influential leaders of her generation in the early childhood field.
Authored by
Authored by:
Carol E. Copple, Debbie LeeKeenan, Julie Jones-Branch, Jenny Leeper Miller, Lella Gandini, Wen Zhao, Lixin Ren, John Nimmo, Mary Ellin Logue, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Ruth M. Heaton, Marilou Hyson
This article describes a program that combines exploratory art experiences with intentional teaching moments and offers suggestions for how teachers can organize their own programs.
Authored by
Authored by:
X. Christine Wang, Keely Benson, Corinne Eggleston, Bin Lin
A teacher conducted a pilot study to better understand how the children in her classroom were acquiring multiple languages and how to most effectively support them in the process.
