Supervising/Training Teachers of DLLs

Proven Strategies to Support DLL/MLLs in the Preschool Classroom by Kelly Adams 

Please welcome our guest blogger, Kelly Adams! Kelly is the English Language Development PreK Coach for an urban school district in Pennsylvania. The program serves 350 preschoolers and over 30% are identified as Dual Language...

Best Support for Bilingual Paraprofessionals in Early Education

The Best Thing You Can Do for MLLs in the First 2 weeks of PreK/K – and how to do it!

Teachers of Young Children Need More than Translanguaging Theory

By Karen Nemeth A friend recently shared this article with me: Misunderstanding Translanguaging in Preschoolers from Good Men Project website. It discusses a study by Dr. Gabrijela Aleksić. The author describes preschool children as having...

Fast 5 Gamechangers Empower DLLs With Conversations!

  Perhaps the best kind of teacher talk might be less teacher talk! All through college and professional development experiences, teachers learn what to say to children. But, one of the greatest gifts you can...

What early childhood educators need to succeed with DLLs

Here are the recommendations and resources I sent for consideration for NAEYC’s Power to the Profession initiative. I believe policy needs to say more about preparing monolingual and multilingual early childhood educators to teach children...

Considering Young Children Who Are MLLs/DLLs in Emergency Planning

Considering Children who are DLLs in Emergency Planning Events in the news have many schools and programs taking a second look at their emergency plans. Let’s think what an emergency – or even a simple...

Resources for Supporting Diverse Infants and Toddlers in Connection with Early Childhood Language Development Standards

By Karen Nemeth May 11, 2017 image by Bigstock.com Infants and toddlers thrive when all of their languages are supported. The diversity of those languages will continue to grow and present challenges to professionals who...

Fast 5 Gamechangers: Yes, You CAN Support Any Home Language!

  How many languages are spoken in your early childhood program? Most have 3 or more! Research and policies highlight the importance of supporting home languages and that can leave teachers feeling overwhelmed.  How can...