Making a Difference: A Framework for Supporting First and Second Language Development in Preschool Children of Migrant Farm Workers

Autor/inn/en	Stechuk, Robert A.; Burns, M. Susan
Institution	Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC.
Titel	Making a Difference: A Framework for Supporting First and Second Language Development in Preschool Children of Migrant Farm Workers
Quelle	(2005), (44 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Second Languages; Preschool Children; Migrants; Agricultural Laborers; Language Acquisition; Parent Child Relationship; Self Concept; Educational Development; Code Switching (Language); Bilingual Students; Language Proficiency; Vocabulary Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Second language; Zweitsprache; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Migrantin; Agricultural labourers; Landarbeiter; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Selbstkonzept; Bildungsentwicklung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Wortschatzarbeit
Abstract	This document was written to support the work of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs. The message provided is straightforward: we can meet the challenge of supporting first and second language development in preschool children. This paper is organized around four questions: (1) Can we facilitate children's acquisition of English without the loss of their first language? (2) How can we understand the how and when of developmental processes related to first and second language acquisition? (3) Does it matter how adults use English and children's home language when they talk to children? (4) When we continue development of the first language and facilitate English, what does it look like day-to-day? The paper reviews responses from the field, compares notes on the research literature, and presents both general guidelines and examples of specific practices that appear to be the most promising. [This report was produced by the Academy for Educational Development (AED) Center for Early Care and Education.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Academy for Educational Development. 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009-5721. Tel: 202-884-8000; Fax: 202-884-8400; Web site: http://www.aed.org/ToolsandPublications
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10