Preschool English learners
Subtitle: principles and practices to promote language, literacy, and learning : a resource guide
By: [developed by WestEd's Center for Child and Family Studies for the Child Development Division, California Department of Education].
Contributors: California. Dept. of Education.; California. Child Development Division.; Center for Child and Family Studies (WestEd)
Publisher: California Dept. of Education
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sacramento
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780801116674
Subjects: English language -- Study and teaching (Preschool) -- Foreign speakers.; Bilingualism in children -- California.; Second language acquisition.; Literacy -- California.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Introduction to the resource guide; title: What you will find in this guide; title: Core beliefs; title: Principles and practices: Children as active learners; title: Summary of the guide by chapter; title: Continued professional development; title: Chapter 2: Preschool English learners, their families, and their communities; title: The children; title: The role of families in language and literacy development; title: The diversity of the immigration experience; title: Connecting school and the home language; title: Varieties of language; title: Chapter 3: Connecting first and second languages; title: Children and their language development; title: The components of language; title: A wide range of language practices; title: Awareness of how language works; title: The influence of peer on language development; title: Chapter 4: Paths to bilingualism; title: Theoretical basis for supporting bilingualism; title: Simultaneous bilingualism; title: Successive bilingualism; title: Receptive bilingualism; title: Chapter 5: Stages and strategies in second-language acquisition; title: Stages of learning a second language; title: The use of the home language to communicate; title: The observational and listening period; title: Telegraphic and formulaic speech; title: Fluid language use; title: Strategies in second-language acquisition; title: Chapter 6: Code switching and language loss; title: Code switching; title: Language loss; title: Chapter 7: English learners with disabilities or other special needs; title: A language disorder versus a language difference; title: Special education programs and English learners; title: Coordinating language and communication goals; title: Chapter 8: Recommended early literacy practices; title: Defining early literacy; title: Connecting home and school literacy practices; title: Teaching through language; title: Reading books aloud to English learners; title: Writing as a part of early literacy; title: Making stories come alive; title: Literacy strategies for English learners with special needs; title: Appendices; title: A. Principles for promoting language, literacy, and learning for preschool English learners; title: B. Prekindergarten learning and development guidelines; title: C. Desired results for children and families; title: D. Translation to kindergarten or elementary school.