Guidelines for serving linguistically and culturally diverse young children |
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Authors: | Elise Jepson Green |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Professional Studies in Education, 303 Davis Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 15705 Indiana, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | Demographic trends indicate that all early childhod educators must anticipate and plan for a more linguistically and culturally
diverse student population. This article will serve as a guide for creating more effective early childhood programs serving
linguistically and culturally diverse young children. The discussion includes demographic trends, second language acquisition
research, historical trends in bilingual education, ESL and bilingual programs, controversies, assessment and ESL students,
and program recommendations. |
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Keywords: | Language minority (LM) bilingual education early childhood English as a second language (ESL) limited English proficient (LEP) |
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