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EJ576002 PS528506
Title: What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know: Developing Effective Programs for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children and Families.Author(s): Tabors, Patton O.
Source: Young Children, v53 n6 p20-26 Nov 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1999
Explores the
second-language learning process from the point of view of what
early childhood educators need to know to understand and help young
second-language-learners. Discusses types of programs for preschoolers
whose home language is not English and the developmental sequence
of second-language acquisition. Considers
issues of supporting second-language learning through classroom
organization, activities, working with parents, and assessment.
(JPB)
Descriptors: Child Development; Diversity (Student); *English (Second
Language); *Language Acquisition; *Preschool Children; Preschool
Education; *Second Language Instruction; *Second Language Learning;
Second Language Programs; Second Languages
