Creatively Encountering Languages in Caregiving and in the Early Childhood Classroom

Autor/in	Madera, Piña
Titel	Creatively Encountering Languages in Caregiving and in the Early Childhood Classroom
Quelle	In: Learning Languages, 21 (2015) 1, S.6-7 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1083-5415
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Second Language Learning; Parents as Teachers; Second Language Instruction; Language Skills; Educational Benefits; Thinking Skills; Cognitive Ability; Teaching Methods; Phrase Structure; Creative Teaching; Scheduling + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Bildungsertrag; Denkfähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Phrasenstruktur; Creative thinking; Teaching; Kreatives Denken; Unterricht; Disposition
Abstract	For years, research has shown that language learning at an early age has great benefits. Most recently, a May 2015 study published in "Science Daily" suggests that exposure to multiple languages in childhood produces better communicators ("Children exposed to multiple languages"). A 2014 study in Singapore showed that infants exposed to multiple languages showed increased behaviors that predict cognitive gains in preschool ("Benefits for Babies"). A 2012 post at the Dana Foundation is a rich resource and expounds "The Cognitive Benefits of Being Bilingual" (Marian and Shook). Educators are aware of the research, which seems to be reported anew nearly weekly. Strong language skills provide children a foundation for all of their learning. Multilingualism, specifically, has been linked to improved focus, abstract thinking, task switching; and even health benefits like delayed Alzheimer's, among others. This article suggests some ways any creative caregiver, parent, or educator can bring a little world language into their daily time with young children when language immersion is not an easily accessible option. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Network for Early Language Learning. Winston-Salem, NC. e-mail: nnell@wfu.edu; Web site: http://www.nnell.org/publications/journal.shtml
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01