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Gain a Richer Understanding of the Interdependent Relationship Among Culture, Language, and Learning Learn how to implement intentional practices that nurture children's bilingual identities and augment their growth in all developmental domains. Educators working with children ages 3 through 6 can apply the concepts and strategies explored in this valuable resource in a variety of early childhood settings and contexts. Using current and foundational research, this book provides developmentally and linguistically appropriate guidance for intentional and purposeful practices with children, their families, and other members of the school community. In each chapter, you'll find Discussion of a key concept from a developmental and asset-based perspective that focuses on the role of a child's home language and their family in the educational process Examples of children's and teachers' experiences within an educational context Idea Boxes that provide practical ways for educators to apply their understanding in practice Definitions of key terms Answers to frequently asked questions Connections to NAEYC Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards For faculty! A sample syllabus and sample activities connected to each chapter can be found online at NAEYC.org/essentials-supporting-DLLs

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Comprehensive, well-researched, and well-organized . . . this book is reflective of the authors' deep knowledge of young dual language learners (DLLs) that comes from their own experiences, studies, and myriad opportunities to engage with DLLs in schools. This book is a must-read for administrators and teachers seeking educational guidance that esteems the languages and cultures of the children they serve.--Lisa Tabaku, Director, Global Languages Center for Applied Linguistics In this timely and reader-friendly book, the authors present important guidance to early childhood educators on how to create additive bilingual education learning experiences and classroom environments for young bilingual learners. The book offers practical perspectives and developmentally appropriate practices that promote and celebrate young dual language learners' linguistical and cultural assets.--Sonia W. Soltero DePaul University This book is a celebration of children particularly those who are blessed to be learning two languages simultaneously. Focusing on the strengths and assets of dual language learners and their families, this book applies the principles of dual language to early childhood contexts offering concrete and assets-based guidance for schools and teachers. The field has been clamoring for a book on early childhood dual language development for decades and this book fills that void. !Felicidades to the authors!--Kathy Escamilla University of Colorado, Boulder This book provides educators with a comprehensive overview of dual language education and how to best meet the educational needs of dual language learners. The book is an excellent resource because it gives tools and strategies to guide emerging dual language educators.--Rebecca A. Heneise, UCLA Lab School The Essentials: Supporting Dual Language Learners in Diverse Environments in Preschool and Kindergarten text truly is a comprehensive resource on dual language instruction. Readers are provided with easily implementable ideas and teaching strategies that support all children, especially dual language learners. Resources are solidly grounded in foundational research about language acquisition. This text is a must-read for early childhood educators. I wish that I had this text when I first began my career as an early childhood educator. Though I am now well into my career, I found myself learning new concepts and getting ideas for innovative ways to create a classroom that honors cultural and linguistic diversity. This text highlights strategies that are not only best practice for dual language learners, but for all children. --Laura Latta University of Oklahoma Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education

This book provides educators with a comprehensive overview of dual language education and how to best meet the educational needs of dual language learners. The book is an excellent resource because it gives tools and strategies to guide emerging dual language educators. -- Rebecca A. Heneise, * UCLA Lab School * In this timely and reader-friendly book, the authors present important guidance to early childhood educators on how to create additive bilingual education learning experiences and classroom environments for young bilingual learners. The book offers practical perspectives and developmentally appropriate practices that promote and celebrate young dual language learners' linguistical and cultural assets. -- Sonia W. Soltero * DePaul University * This book is a celebration of children particularly those who are blessed to be learning two languages simultaneously. Focusing on the strengths and assets of dual language learners and their families, this book applies the principles of dual language to early childhood contexts offering concrete and assets-based guidance for schools and teachers. The field has been clamoring for a book on early childhood dual language development for decades and this book fills that void. !Felicidades to the authors! -- Kathy Escamilla * University of Colorado, Boulder * The Essentials: Supporting Dual Language Learners in Diverse Environments in Preschool and Kindergarten text truly is a comprehensive resource on dual language instruction. Readers are provided with easily implementable ideas and teaching strategies that support all children, especially dual language learners. Resources are solidly grounded in foundational research about language acquisition. This text is a must-read for early childhood educators. I wish that I had this text when I first began my career as an early childhood educator. Though I am now well into my career, I found myself learning new concepts and getting ideas for innovative ways to create a classroom that honors cultural and linguistic diversity. This text highlights strategies that are not only best practice for dual language learners, but for all children. -- Laura Latta * University of Oklahoma Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education * Comprehensive, well-researched, and well-organized . . . this book is reflective of the authors' deep knowledge of young dual language learners (DLLs) that comes from their own experiences, studies, and myriad opportunities to engage with DLLs in schools. This book is a must-read for administrators and teachers seeking educational guidance that esteems the languages and cultures of the children they serve. -- Lisa Tabaku, Director, Global Languages * Center for Applied Linguistics *

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Iliana Alans, PhD, a native of South Texas, is a professor of early childhood and elementary education in the department of interdisciplinary learning and teaching at the University of TexasSan Antonio. She taught children in bilingual first- and second-grade classrooms while earning a master's degree in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in bilingual education from the University of TexasPan American. Mara G. Arregun, EdD, is an associate professor of early childhood and elementary education in the department of interdisciplinary learning and teaching at the University of TexasSan Antonio. She earned her doctoral degree in Bilingual Education at the Texas A&M UniversityKingsville. Her research on dual language education, early childhood education, dyad learning and dialogue, and critical science pedagogy illuminates the intricacies of cultural and linguistic factors that influence minority children's access to education in early childhood and elementary bilingual settings. Irasema Salinas-Gonzlez, EdD, is an associate professor and coordinator of the early care and early childhood studies program at the University of TexasRio Grande Valley (UTRGV). During her 29 years in the bilingual and early childhood education fields, she has been a preschool and kindergarten teacher and reading specialist, and has worked with preservice and in-service teachers. She received her MEd in Early Childhood Education from the University of TexasPan American and her EdD in Bilingual Education from Texas A&M UniversityKingsville. Her work focuses on language and literacy development of young dual language learners through play, the development of cognitive skills of dual language learners through play-based learning, and creating engaging classroom environments for young dual language learners.

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