Choosing the best foreign
language instruction for your child Trends As families and communities become more diverse, foreign language instruction is becoming more common for kids at young ages.
Not exact matches
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language, feeding and swallowing therapy along with occupational therapy, physical therapy and early intervention special
instruction for children ages birth to three, preschool age, and school age in Moore, Montgomery, Richmond and Stanly counties.
«Imagine,» she said, «schools that are open all day and offer after - school and evening recreational activities and homework assistance; high schools that allow students to sign up
for morning, afternoon, or evening classes; that include
child care and dental, medical, and counseling clinics or other services such as English
language instruction, GED programs, or legal assistance.
Catherine Snow: Incorporating Rich
Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of improving reading skills,
for all
children and especially
for those scoring at the bottom of the skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all
children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and rich
language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary
instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing
children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine Snow.
The site, decorated with
children's artwork from around the world, gives descriptions and
instructions in several
languages for games, rhymes, customs, tongue twisters, and modern games.
As more than 5,000 educators gathered in Albuquerque, N.M., last month
for the annual conference of the National Association
for Bilingual Education, the prospects
for their primary cause —
instruction in a
child's native
language — looked as bright as they have at any time in recent years.
Compton - Lilly's researches reading
instruction for children who have historically been underserved, including African American students and second
language learners.
WASHINGTON — Seeking a political consensus on bilingual education, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week tentatively voted to expand federal support
for «English only» alternative programs and to limit the amount of time a
child may receive native -
language instruction.
Other parents may prefer home - based settings
for their
children because they provide opportunities
for instruction in their home
language.
«It is common sense, and borne out in the evidence shown in this report, that schools that struggle to do well
for domestic students will struggle even more with a large population of
children who can not speak or understand the
language of
instruction.
It offers parents help in figuring out what
language and literacy experiences to look
for in preschools and
child care; what to look
for in initial reading
instruction in kindergarten and the early grades; what to ask school boards, principals, elected officials, and other policy makers who make decisions regarding early reading
instruction; and whether their
child is making progress in related skills and early reading.
But unless their experiences as migrants — sporadic schooling,
language confusion, poor
instruction, and discrimination,
for instance — are understood, refugee
children in the United States and elsewhere may continue to feel rootless.
Significant gains were found
for children's receptive vocabulary, letter recognition, and print awareness skills, and instructors showed significant increases in their knowledge of literacy and
language instruction.
Title III of the ESSA covers
language instruction for English
Language Learners, as it did under No
Child Left Behind.
Yu Ying Public Charter School is a Chinese
language immersion school, with
children alternating between Chinese and English -
language days
for instruction.
This webinar provided participants an opportunity to identify the opportunities of SRCLP program to increase
language and literacy skills of young
children and improve practice of educators; share evidence - based research to improve reading comprehension of
children preschool to third grade; and discuss considerations
for state leaders in designing policy and professional learning to increase effectiveness of early
language and literacy
instruction, particularly
for dual
language learners, and
children with special needs.
Dual
Language Learners: Effective
Instruction in Early Childhood — article, by Claude Goldenberg, Judy Hicks and Ira Lit that appeared in the American Federation of Teachers» journal, summarizing research on effective early education
for DLLs including the use of the
children's primary
language where possible, the adoption of effective practices
for building English
language skills and the involvement of families in supporting
children's learning
«We want to develop a shared
language and a common vision
for excellent
instruction for all
children.»
The new volume from the National Research Council, Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young
Children (1998), and the Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE) both make the following research - based suggestions for improving the reading achievement of bilingual and ESL children: All students benefit from grade - level instruction in their first language as they are becoming fluent in
Children (1998), and the Center
for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE) both make the following research - based suggestions
for improving the reading achievement of bilingual and ESL
children: All students benefit from grade - level instruction in their first language as they are becoming fluent in
children: All students benefit from grade - level
instruction in their first
language as they are becoming fluent in English.
Two researchers, in their work with second
language learners, suggest that multimedia can be highly effective
for enhancing the meanings of words.37 Their research showed that multimedia - enhanced
instruction significantly narrowed the gap between English
language learners and non-ELL
children in knowledge of targeted words.
Teachers will perform a full range of duties, including but not limited to: + Preparing / implementing lesson plans that lead to student mastery of curriculum content, including English
Language Development + Developing / implementing integrated curriculum units, differentiating and scaffolding as needed + Regularly assessing student progress to refine
instruction and meet student needs + Participating regularly in professional development opportunities and collaborative meetings + Communicating frequently with students, students» families, colleagues and other stakeholders + Working closely with
children and their families to promote personal growth and success + Maintaining regular, punctual attendance Applicants who possess the following skills will make the strongest candidates: + California Teaching Credential or equivalent, meeting all NCLB «highly qualified» standards + Social Science credential + CLAD / BCLAD certification (Spanish) + Demonstrated ability to implement varied classroom instructional strategies + Educational vision
for and experience with low - income and / or minority students + Demonstrated track record with English language learners + Commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of students + Passion for working with children and their families + Bilingual (Spanish / English) To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https://careers-caminonuevo.icims.com For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promoti
for and experience with low - income and / or minority students + Demonstrated track record with English
language learners + Commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of students + Passion
for working with children and their families + Bilingual (Spanish / English) To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https://careers-caminonuevo.icims.com For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promoti
for working with
children and their families + Bilingual (Spanish / English) To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https://careers-caminonuevo.icims.com
For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promoti
For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities
for employment and promoti
for employment and promotion.
Nevertheless, recent studies have begun to question whether incidental
instruction through book reading may be substantial enough to significantly boost
children's oral vocabulary development.19 Several meta - analyses,
for example, have reported only small to moderate effects of book reading on vocabulary development.20 One group of researchers examined the added benefits of dialogic reading, an interactive reading strategy, on
children's vocabulary growth and reported only modest gains
for 2 - to 3 - year - olds.21 Further, these effects were reduced to negligible levels when
children were 4 to 5 years old or when they were at risk
for language and literacy impairments.
Research
for Action is working with the
Children's Literacy Initiative to evaluate the impact of Blueprint
for Early Literacy (Blueprint), a pre-kindergarten literacy curriculum supplement, on quality of
instruction, teacher knowledge, and pre-K student
language...
For example, given that many parents seem to translate environmental print for their children (which may affect what children learn about the meanings of print), teachers might provide explicit instruction in how to determine what language a book or sign is
For example, given that many parents seem to translate environmental print
for their children (which may affect what children learn about the meanings of print), teachers might provide explicit instruction in how to determine what language a book or sign is
for their
children (which may affect what
children learn about the meanings of print), teachers might provide explicit
instruction in how to determine what
language a book or sign is in.
This online graduate certificate program offers K - 12 teachers greater background in the development, assessment and
instruction of literacy
for diverse learners, including
children and youth who speak dialects of English or are English
language learners.
With their interactive, engaging animation and clear
instructions, our Learn English resources are ideal
for primary
children who are learning English as an additional
language.
Beyond these benefits, some e-readers have added features such as text - to - speech
for new readers, the vision - impaired or
children whose parents can not read or whose native
language is not the
language of
instruction.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted a set of plain -
language forms and
instructions for use in uncontested divorces between parties with minor
children in an effort to simplify divorce proceedings
for parties that fall into that category.
For example, the Tennessee Supreme Court has approved plain - language forms and instructions, written at a fifth - to eighth - grade reading level, for use in uncontested divorces between parties with minor childr
For example, the Tennessee Supreme Court has approved plain -
language forms and
instructions, written at a fifth - to eighth - grade reading level,
for use in uncontested divorces between parties with minor childr
for use in uncontested divorces between parties with minor
children.
The booklets are a series of plain
language family court booklets (divorce forms and
instructions) to enable parties to better understand and access the court
for applications dealing with custody, access,
child support or spousal support under the Divorce Act.
About Blog Moore Pediatric Therapy Services specializes in providing speech and
language, feeding and swallowing therapy along with occupational therapy, physical therapy and early intervention special
instruction for children ages birth to three, preschool age, and school age in Moore, Montgomery, Richmond and Stanly counties.
It is our assumption therefore, that the use of English as medium of
instruction could diminish the potential effects of ECE on development of oral
language skills as
children may lack proficiency in English and at the same time the opportunities to practice in a familiar Zambian
language may not be maximised
for children to benefit from ECE.
A study of pre-k programs in 11 states showed that native Spanish speakers» reading and math scores improved more when they received more
instruction in their native language, particularly when their teacher was caring and supportive.Margaret Burchinal et al., «Instruction in Spanish in Pre-kindergarten Classrooms and Child Outcomes for English Language Learners,» Early Childhood Research Quarterly 27 (2012): 188 &
instruction in their native
language, particularly when their teacher was caring and supportive.Margaret Burchinal et al., «
Instruction in Spanish in Pre-kindergarten Classrooms and Child Outcomes for English Language Learners,» Early Childhood Research Quarterly 27 (2012): 188 &
Instruction in Spanish in Pre-kindergarten Classrooms and
Child Outcomes
for English
Language Learners,» Early Childhood Research Quarterly 27 (2012): 188 — 197.
Early Literacy &
Language Foundations Initiative: Builds literacy foundations by training early childhood educators to enhance
language - rich practices in the classroom, encouraging families to read together and by investing in activities, assessments and the development of new
instruction practices to better prepare
children for kindergarten.
SEDL staff worked to increase parental involvement in
children's
language development and provided training on research - based literacy
instruction for young
children.
This test is uniquely designed to include no verbal
instructions and therefore is appropriate
for use with
children with hearing and
language deficits.