It is important that educators and researchers pay attention to immigrant children’s experiences and honor and actively incorporate their transnational expertise into early learning settings.
In our ongoing work, we have identified four factors that influence the degree to which teachers are able to fuel science inquiry with multilingual learners while simultaneously promoting equitable and inclusive classroom science environments.
Authored by
Authored by:
Cindy Hoisington Jessica Mercer Young Jeff Winokur
As Asian American Pacific Islander Month comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on my own experience as the daughter of Korean immigrants. Asian American Pacific Islander is a broad term encompassing many cultures and stories.
En una época de rendiciones de cuentas, presiones y evaluaciones de alto nivel (¡incluso en algunas aulas de kindergarten!), muchos educadores de educación inicial se sienten presionados a enfocarse en el rigor académico.
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Authored by:
Shannon Riley-Ayers Alexandra Figueras-Daniel
This revised edition provides the latest research-based guidance for supporting children's social identities, including gender, race, culture, abilities and more!
We use the term dual language learner (DLL) to refer to any young child who is learning two or more languages. Many experts believe that growing up bilingual is beneficial for both children who are DLLs and for all children in general
Como padre o madre de un niño o niña que está aprendiendo dos o más idiomas, usted puede sustentar la habilidad y el interés de usar todos los idiomas que escuche su hijo al entusiasmarse y divertirse con el multilingüismo.
As a parent of a child learning two or more languages, you can help sustain your child’s ability and interest in using all the languages they hear by being enthusiastic and playful about multilingualism. Here are some suggestions.
Early childhood educators, early learning settings, higher education and professional development systems, and public policy all have important roles in forging a new path for the future.
The recommendations are based on a set of principles that synthesize current early childhood education research through the lenses of equity and NAEYC’s core values.
