One Child, Two Languages A Guide for Early Childhood Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language

Name: One Child, Two Languages A Guide for Early Childhood Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language
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ISBN: 9781557669216

ISBN-10: 155766921X

ISBN-13: 9781557669216

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Patton O. Tabors

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To support second-language learners and put them on the path to academic success, every early childhood educator needs this popular, practical, and highly readable guidebook from leading researcher Patton Tabors. Reflecting the dramatic changes in early education since the first edition was published, this fully revised edition prepares teachers to apply cutting-edge research to their everyday teaching practices, address the recommendations of the National Association for the Education of Young Children for responding to linguistic and cultural diversity, use appropriate assessment techniques for children's first and second languages, including an easy-to-use observation checklist to…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Publication date: 2/12/2008
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English



About the Author


Foreword to the Second Edition



Foreword to the First Edition



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



The Second-Language-Learning Child's Task



Two Portraits: Juliana and Byong-sun



Getting Started in a Second Language



Speaking a Second Language



Individual Differences in Second-Language Learning



The Teacher's Role



Using Information, Communication, and Classroom Organization to Support Second-Language Learning



Using the Curriculum to Facilitate Second-Language and -Literacy Learning



Working with Parents of Second-Language Learners



Assessing the Development of Second-Language Learners



Developing Effective Early Childhood Programs for Second-Language Learners



Internationally Adopted Children



What to Expect, How to Help


References



Parent Questionnaire



Observing Children Learning English (OCLE)


Study Guide


Index


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