Ways Teachers Can Learn Children’s Home Languages
Karen Nemeth10. Make a list of 10-20 survival words like eat, nap, bathroom, hurt, help, stop, and ‘mommy will be here soon’. Print on a card and send home with a mini-recorder so parents can write...
Must-Have Multicultural Items to Place on Your Order List
Karen Nemeth10. Books in all the languages you expect to encounter – at least 10 books per language. • 9. Digital camera and supplies for making books/games/magnets/posters that connect with real world experience and can be...
Teaching English Language Learners in Preschool
Karen NemethRead Karen’s guest blog for new preschool teachers on the Excellence in Early Childhood Education blog:
http://preschoolprofessional.blogspot.com/2009/12/teaching-english-language-learners-in.html
Helping Young Children Who Speak Different Languages Become Friends
Karen NemethRead Karen’s guest blog at My Child Feels:
Ideas for Sending DLLs Off for Holiday Break
Karen Nemeth10. Amidst all the holiday hubbub, don’t forget to prepare children that the holidays mean time off from school – but it’s only temporary. 9. Work with the children to practice reading and writing a...
Ideas for Celebrating Diverse Holidays
Karen Nemeth10. Ask parents for suggestions about what they celebrate at home and what’s important for them. Don’t assume. 9. Go online to download news pictures of celebrations in other countries to post throughout the classroom....
Tricks to Help Linguistically Diverse Children Be Friends
Karen Nemeth10. Narrate play to help both newcomers and English speakers understand what the other is doing. 9. Be a language learning role model-show you aren’t afraid to give it a try. 8. Remind everyone to...
Making Math Happen in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
Karen NemethPreschool teachers may feel flooded with different demands. Meeting the needs of ELLs is challenging so Math can get overlooked. Here are tips for making Math easy and effective for ELLs – every single day. Most important...
Tips for Dual-Language Learners
Karen NemethCatch Karen’s tips for dual language learners in every issue of Teaching Young Children:
Ways Sign Language Can Help in Multilingual Preschool Classrooms
Karen Nemeth10. American Sign Language (ASL) is a true language and it can be a great addition to a teacher’s repertoire. ASL can be easy to learn. Some teachers start with basic survival words or illustrative...
10 Ways to Use a Digital Camera with Dual Language Learners
Karen NemethEnhance communication and learning with preschool dual language learners with these tips for using a digital camera: 10. Take photos of all children enjoying their time in your program to show parents who may not...