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Strategy Overview: Ensuring the Presence of Each Child’s Language
PreK
TK
TK
From:
SEAL
This resource illustrates:
1A) Families and language/cultural background; 1D) Invite families to share language and culture; 1E) Curriculum and learning at home; 3A) Labels in home language; 3B) Books that depict children’s language and culture; 3C) Culturally relevant materials; 7A) Key words and phrases in home language; 7D) Children as language experts; 7E) Invite home language into classroom
Grade level:
PreK-TK
Language:
English
Audience:
Teacher
This resource provides a comprehensive list and explanation of the actions teachers can take to acknowledge, affirm, and support multiple languages in the classroom. Included are tips for engaging with families as "language experts" and capturing their linguistic knowledge on a planning template, and phrase cards with basic greetings in 10 common home languages.
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