Karen NemethBy Karen Nemeth Reports about the damaging effects of poor school attendance in early childhood education, particularly kindergarten, have been in the news lately. Whenever that happens, lists of solutions soon follow. I am concerned...
Karen NemethKaren was interviewed for this blog post by Diane Staehr-Fenner in her Colorin Colorado column on ELLs and the Common Core State Standards: Meeting the CCSS Needs of Young Dual Language Learners
Karen NemethEvents 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 fire drill – must be like for a...
Karen Nemethby Karen Nemeth Language is like a cake. We love cake because of the way the ingredients are combined – not because of the separate ingredients. The more we learn about first and second language...
Karen NemethBy Karen Nemeth This post is meant for teachers of all grades who will greet children who speak languages other than English into class this year. I usually focus on preschool, but we gathered a...
Karen Nemethby Karen Nemeth 10. Find out the languages you will have in your class and if you can’t find out for sure – make a good guess based on last year, languages in community etc....
Karen Nemeth10. Get to know the diverse languages and cultures represented in your local area and include them in the images and messages you share about your program. You want the members of your community to...
Karen NemethA compilation of Language Castle’s most requested strategies and resources for serving young DLLs and their families when attending a preschool is not the answer. Download the FREE ebook in convenient and portable PDF format here:...
Karen NemethTop Ten Factors for Successful Professional Development! by Karen Nemeth, Ed.M. A large part of my work is doing professional development about teaching young DLLs and collecting valuable resources here at Language Castle. I’ve traveled...
