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1. I feel that in early childhood, that Sonoma County has an interest in Dual Language Learners. Personally, I have had a lot of language support in the classroom as well as been able to attend various training. One training in particular is called the TALKK program through the Sonoma Office of Education.
2. According to a Portrait of Sonoma county 62% of people do not speak English. It was more challenging to find statistics that directly relate to children specifically.
3. I feel that within the Early Childhood setting there has been a large push to supporting dual language leaners which has been really amazing too see. I begin to think about my time spent in elementary schools, and I have not seen as big of push. I think there is a need for elementary for children that may not of had access or an opportunity to attend preschool.

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In an article I found through Fresno County.  42% spoke a language other than English at home.

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California has been leaning in the right direction in finding ways to support dual language learners. Organizations such the Fresno Language Project supporting schools in supporting home language. Teaching the value of supporting their home language at school. California learning standards provides suggestions on how to support through the environment.

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Lighthouse for Children CDC supports Dual Language Learners. They have a dual classroom. One week they speak Spanish and one week English and interchange. Throughout the center, they practice POLL strategies that were taught through the Fresno Language Project such as; chants, anchor texts, and visual schedules. Lighthouse for Children supports all different types of home languages of their students. They collaborate with families to help them bring in their home language.

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According to the cns news.com from the Census Bureau in California 44.6 percent of people 5 years of age or older don't speak English at home. also the Census indicates that 18.6 percent of California residents 5 years and older don't speak English well. California also had the one of the highest percentage of having residents that are born somewhere else that percentage was 27.2 percent.

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laura Pulido
question 1
for what I have seen personally in the small community that I live in childhood education has become a big interest for a population of 15,809. in last past 3 years the elementary schools have open over 5 preschools alone.in spring of 2016 the school got a grant for over 2.6million just for the fillmore school district preschools. not including home based preschools and other several preschools that where already opened.

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Many of the states in the US have sought to align early learning standards with their kindergarten content standards. In most cases these alignment efforts have focused on academic content areas, such as English–language arts or mathematics. In California the priority has been placed on aligning expectations for preschool learning with the state’s kindergarten academic content standards and complementing the content areas with attention to social-emotional development and English-language development.

Here is the link for the Standards:

https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/preschoollf.pdf

I also found English Language Development foundations  (V.1) that describe the acquisition of English as a second language. It describes Beginning, Middle, and Later stages. All the other domains describe the skills and knowledge typically acquired by age 4 and age 5.

Here is a link to the Preschool Learning Foundations:

https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations.asp

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According to the Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey micro data files (Dec. 2017), Fresno County showed 13.9 % of children.

Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 living in households in which (i) no person age 14 or older speaks English only, and (ii) no person age 14 or older who speaks a language other than English speaks English very well (e.g., in 2016, 10.5% of California children lived in limited English-speaking households).

https://www.kidsdata.org

I also found this information from the United States Census Bureau that describe language other than English spoken at home, percent of children 5 years old and more (2013-2017) 44.3 %

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/fresnocountycalifornia/POP815217#POP815217

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State department of Education are implementing early learning standards that promote the expectations for children to develop school readiness goals before they enter into kindergarten.I think that is a great expectation. At my school we focus on school readiness goals too. As a teacher I hope everything they learned at school they will be able to take it with them to kindergarten. For example, I enjoy hearing successful stories when children visit us and the parents tell us that other parents want to know what preschool they went to,because that child learned so much at preschool. Our book Getting it the Right way states Common Core Standards are needed as well.The purpose of these standards help to bring "a focus to the curriculum and guidance to teachers about what to teach and when to teach it."(Kagan, Kauerz & Tarrannt,2007)It is also noted that certain states show a set of language stantards.

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Across the country, state departments of education are designing early learning standards that identify the expectations for what a young child should know and be able to do prior to kindergarten entry.Most states have identified a set of language standards that include vocabulary, syntax (grammar), speaking, and specific early reading skills that relate to later reading fluency such alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness,and print awareness. Develops age appropriate phonological awareness is a language standard in California.

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laura Pulido
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as far as I know elementary schools expect all childrens attending their classrooms to be independent and socially and emotionally. they also expect those childrens to write their fist and last name to know the colors the alphabet and count up to 20 in one to one correspondence. I forgot what else is expected of them. last year I mom that her child was in the preschool with us , took a list of 13 things that the child needs to know before entering kindergarden. In November of 2016 proposition 58 was passed  wich gives the parents the option to decide what the best for their childrens regarding with their language. In California  especially there are a lot of dual language programs. in which a child learns more than one language and are fluent in both languages, one language does not replace the other.

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The number of young children whose home language is not English has been steadily increasing over the past three decades. Approximately 22% of the school aged population speak a language other than English at home.between 15%-!6% of all children speak Spanish as their home language another 5%-&5 speak a language other than Spanish.Looking just within the younger K-5 population of DLLs, the majority 76% speak Spanish and are considered Latino/Hispanic.

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Children families, and schools are under enormous pressure to achieve higher standards based on the federal legislation No Child Left Behind(NCLB). There is a significant and enduring achievement gap between middle-class children and low-income children, particularly low-income children from minority and non-English-speaking families. Recent national analysis studies and policy reports point out that this academic achievement gap is evident at kindergarten entry.Many  researchers,educators, and policy makers view early education as an opportunity to equalize educational opportunities and decrease the achievement gap. Most states use a combination of federal, state and local funding to provide targeted early learning opportunities for children who meet certain eligibility requirements. Children from low-income homes and those who are learning English as a second language typically have highest priority for education services.

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Jennifer Magtoto
Question 2
I live in Santa Clarita, California.I couldn't find information on children who do not speak English at home,but I did find that 21% of people living in my home town do not speak English. I Found that very interesting.( https://www.areavibes.com/santa+clarita-ca/demographics/)

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1.In my community I have seen a higher interest in Early Childhood Education. I have notice that there is more students been enroll in preschool and have notice a higher demand on the all day programs. There is also resource Centers were parents could get information and they get referred to different programs were there child could engage where other children and parents are suppose to stay with them and they get to be involve with the activities for the child.

2. In the research i made i found out that most of the Monterey County population speak Spanish. 60% are Spanish speakers. This means that they're not a lot of English speakers or who there main language is English at home because we also have the percentages of the other persons who speak other languages other than english or Spanish.

3. In chapter one they talk about how State department of education design early learning standards that let us know the expectation of what young children should know and be able to do before Kinder. It talks about how many of the language like alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness are skills that are learn in the early childhood years and that it is important for later reading abilities. And i believe if preschool was a dll class it would help and benefit the child more.

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I personally have heard of programs like first five, where parents are educated about the importance of early childhood education.The parents will start to enroll their children to headstart programs. The parents that are in home base programs that have children age 2 to 3 will eventually be able to transfer their child to a full time headstart program at 3 and half and 4.The parents have to hear about the programs being offered and the important value of having children enrolled in an early childhood educational setting, because that's when the first learning of school begins!

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California has very high standards when it comes to meeting the needs for the children. For instance, based on federal legislation there is a high demand for achieving higher standards for many Early Childhood Programs. I am aware that our program as well as many other programs, have assessments that must be completed by a certain time frame. We call those DRDP's. These help the teachers understand where the strengths and weaknesses are for the children. We are also able to spot the cognitive and language development too. These tools help the teachers to be able to help the parents and meet their child's needs.

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Monterey County is well known for families migrating to this area for work. Most of the families that are living and working here are undocumented. At least one person in the family are immigrants. Most families come here to work in Salinas because this community is very popular for agriculture. According to kidsdata.org, Monterey County has a 27.7% of children who don't speak English in their homes. Multiple languages have become introduced more into this county as we have families coming from different parts of the world living here due to work.

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Here in Monterey County there are many opportunities for educators to grow. For instance, I currently work for the Monterey County Office of Education in Salinas. Our program offers several professional growth workshops. An example is, our program works really close with First 5 and they offer a training for teachers called the Teaching Pyramid. The teaching pyramid guides educators on how to build positive relationships with children who need more support in the classrooms.Of course there are more opportunities for teachers to grow in the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE), however this is one that really makes a difference for families, teachers and children.

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There are many developments available in Fresno that showed interest in ECE. There is a program (PIECES) available that provide trainings to ECE teachers to keep them updated in the field. Fresno City College added new Child Development courses such as Music and Drama. Children Service Network also provide a range of resources for those who are interested in having the support, education, and connection with the community in favor of a quality care/development of children.

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What developments in your local community or nationally have you personally observed that indicate a heightened interest in early childhood education?

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How many children in your local community do not speak English at home?

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Discuss California’s early learning standards and how they address the language and learning needs of young DLLs.