Multilingual Learners/Dual Language Learners (DLLs) in Early Childhood Settings by

WIDA EY: Observing Language Use to Promote Dual Language Development

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:00:54 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: How to observe, document, and analyze observations to promote dual language development. Includes voices from the field and examples.

WIDA Promising Practices: An Overview of 14 Essential Actions

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:05:00 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: An overview of the essential actions needed to support dual language learners in early care and education settings. Includes support in putting actions into practice and reflection questions.

WIDA EY: Assets-based, Language-focused Family Engagement for Dual Language Learners

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:06:17 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: An asset-based approach to language-focused family engagement. Includes possible questions for families, and how to learn about the language goals that families have for their children.

WIDA Early Years Guiding Principles of Language Development

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:09:34 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: The guiding principles of language development that exemplify WIDA's overarching Can-Do Philosophy.

WIDA: ABCs of Family Engagement

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:11:25 UTC

From WIDA: Includes key considerations for building relationships with families and strengthening family engagement practices.

WIDA Can-Do Philosophy

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:12:04 UTC

The WIDA Can-Do Philosophy focuses on what multilingual learners and DLLs can do, and is the foundation of all WIDA promotes and accomplishes. Includes how to focus on the assets, contributions, and potential of multilingual and dual language learners.

WIDA EY: Planning for Dual Language Development

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:13:31 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: How to plan in order to instruct and support language development of DLLs. Contains case studies and sample charts for recording observations of language use, including sociocultural context, receptive (hear and process) and expressive (produce) language use.

Language Survey Matrix

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:18:07 UTC

To get a sense of the student's linguistic context and experience in the home, determine who speaks what languages to whom, and how often.

Sociocultural Partnering Interview and Interpreter Tips

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:19:34 UTC

This is a semi-structured interview for families to learn more about their student’s classroom and school culture and for the school to learn more about a family’s cultural experiences and background. Can be adapted for ECE settings.

WIDA Early Years Can-Do Descriptors

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:27:32 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: The Can Do Descriptors for children at different English language proficiency levels from ages 2.5 - 5.5.

WIDA: Pre-K and K Can-Do Descriptors

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:28:08 UTC

From WIDA: Can-do descriptors and performance definitions for children at different English language proficiency levels in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten.

WIDA Early ELD Standards

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:28:35 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: The Early English Language Development Standards for children 2.5 - 5.5 years old.

USDHHS: Gathering and Using Language Information that Families Share

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-03 22:37:30 UTC

From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: How to gather information from the families of DLLs. Includes list of possible questions, what you learn from them, and why it matters.

CUNY-NYSIEB: Supporting Young Emergent Bilinguals

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-04 16:33:03 UTC

From CUNY New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals: Many resources available on this site for supporting DLLs and their language development. Scroll down to "learn with and from families" for questions to ask families.

CUNY - NYSIEB: Holistic Child Language Observation Protocol

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-04 16:54:34 UTC

From CUNY New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals: a sample protocol for observing and recording language use of DLLs. Includes actions and context, words spoken, and non-verbal language, as well as reflection questions.

WIDA WY: Programs that Support Dual Language Learners

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-04 19:51:57 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: How to create effective practices to support and instruct DLLs. Includes examples from 4 programs in Massachusetts.

WIDA EY: Dual Language Learners

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-04 19:57:55 UTC

From WIDA Early Years: An introduction to DLLs. Includes questions to ask families and how to support the home language at school.

USDHHS: Considerations and Strategies for Home Visitors

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-04 21:33:08 UTC

From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: How home visitors can work with families to support bilingualism and all areas of early literacy for dual language learners (DLLs). Includes a comprehensive list of helpful resources at bottom of page.

USDHHS: Families Support Their Children Who Are DLLs

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-05-04 21:37:26 UTC

From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: These DLL Toolkit resources can assist families in supporting the learning and development of their young children.

Sample SIOP lessons from CAL

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-09-23 21:18:42 UTC

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL): Scroll down for samples of lessons in early childhood that incorporate SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) to support multilingual learners as they acquire English.

SIOP for Pre-K and Kindergarten

ZeinabHaidous — 2021-09-27 17:48:14 UTC

Designed for early childhood teachers and administrators, Teaching Young English Learners Using the SIOP Model: Pre-K and Kindergarten focuses on implementation, and includes a sample lesson plan, versions of the SIOP protocol, and descriptions of how sample programs have used the SIOP® Model to provide an optimal learning environment for their young students.

SIOP for Pre-K, Chapter 1: The SIOP Model and Young Learners

ZeinabHaidous — 2022-01-26 15:36:44 UTC

Unite for Literacy

ZeinabHaidous — 2022-11-11 15:39:20 UTC

Books are written in English or Spanish, but have narration available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, Hmong, and Armenian.

Global Storybooks Portal

ZeinabHaidous — 2022-11-11 15:39:30 UTC

Global Storybooks is a free multilingual literacy resource for children and youth worldwide. Read, download, toggle, and listen to a wide variety of illustrated stories from different countries in multiple languages.

International Digital Library

ZeinabHaidous — 2022-11-11 15:39:40 UTC

A fundamental principle of the International Digital Library is that children and their families deserve to have access to the books of their culture, as well as the majority culture, regardless of where they live.

The Gift

ZeinabHaidous — 2024-09-18 21:32:44 UTC

Short video on the gift of bringing another language and culture into the school setting.