Early Childhood Resources for English Language Learners and Their Families

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Early Childhood Resources for English Language
Learners and Their Families

• November 11, 2009
• Becky Kimmerle Berry
• bberry_at_aea1.k12.ia.us

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Iowas Changing Demographics
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Projected Latino Population

• Iowas projected Latino population in 2030 will
  be 330,420
• Projections for Iowa 2030
• 10 Latino

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Language Acquisition Stages
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Pre-production (1 3 months)

• want to _________
• ________ speech production
• physical response ________
• very minimal comprehension
• ability to understand is based on the teachers
  ability to _________
• ______ gain ____________ from printthey dont
  know what these words mean
• oral language develops first

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Early Production (2 6 months)

• very limited comprehension
• speak in ___________word responses
• disconnected speech
• 1000 word vocabulary

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Speech Emergent (1 2 years)

• fairly good comprehension
• ______ sentence responses1 subject, 1 verb,
  makes sense
• 3000 word vocabulary

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Intermediate Fluency (3 5 years)

• increased __________
• complex sentence responses
• beyond 3000 word vocabulary

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Research shows learning a language takes 5 10
years.
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A Worthwhile Goal for Serving ELL at Beginning
Proficiency Stages Increase Comprehensibility
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Some ideas for increasing comprehensibilty

• Idea 1 A picture is worth a thousand words.
• Valley Example
• Online Resources Clip Art
• Go to http//www.aea1.k12.ia.us
• Select Online Resources
• user name keystone000 (use the last three
  digits of your teacher number instead of 000)
• password keystone

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• Idea 2 What relief (joy?) to occasionally
  hear ones first language!
• Keystone AEA Resources in Spanish

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B 92726
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A Worthwhile Goal for Serving ELL at Beginning
Proficiency Stages Support Literacy Development
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What English skills will be needed?

• The kindergarten I-ELDA

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Helping Your Preschool Child

• (download in English/ Spanish)
• How well children will learn develop and how
  well they will do in school depends on their
  health physical well-being, social emotional
  preparation, language skills general
  knowledge of the world. Highlights techniques
  parents can use to encourage children to develop
  skills necessary for success in school life by
  focusing on activities that make learning fun.
• http//www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html

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• English/Spanish Number Flashcards
• http//www.aea1.k12.ia.us/math/numbers.html
• set of bilingual number flashcards (including
  ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands)
• Keystone Collection
• Search words Preschool Language Arts
• (Phonemic Awareness, Phonological Awareness and
  Alphabet)
• Links to Useful Websites
• http//www.aea1.k12.ia.us/lep/links.htmlAnchor-W
  eb-11481

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A Worthwhile Goal for Serving ELL Support Home
School Connections
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• build on the cultural values of families
• stress personal contact with families
• foster communication with families
• create a warm environment for families, and
• facilitate accommodations for family
  involvement, such as interpreters or translators

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TransACT

• http//www.transact.com/
• Preschools affiliated with districts have access
  to TransACT as long as the teacher uses the
  district email address. Private preschools do
  not.

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Supporting Early Literacy in Natural
Environments

• Handout for parents
• Download in English and/or Spanish)
• http//www.walearning.com/parent-tools/preschool/

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Roots Wings Affirming Culture in Early
Childhood Programs

• (B 090305)
• Presents over 60 hands-on activities for young
  children that shape respectful attitudes toward
  cultural differences

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• CultureGrams The Americas
• (B94241)
• CultureGrams Europe
• (B94242)
• CultureGrams Africa
• (B94243)
• CultureGrams Asia and Oceania
• (B94244)

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Place of Our Own/Los Ninos en su casa

• (KM 10391) 3 pairs of DVDs designed for parents
  those who provide care for children ages 0-5.
  Video segments provide information about child
  development, school readiness, advice on how to
  handle common childhood problems, interviews with
  doctors, teachers and experienced caregivers,
  activities and more. English Spanish versions
  The Power of Play Behavior Emotions Early
  Academics

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Upcoming Opportunities

• Improving the Learning of English Language
  Learners in the Preschool Setting
• 1 hr. grad./recert. credit
• (Feb. 27 March 20) NICC - Calmar
• Spring Materials Display (Dates TBD)
• Sheltered Instruction for English Language
  Learners
• 1 hr. grad./recert. credit (location TBD)
• (June 15 16)

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