Help for Classrooms

Mental Health Awareness Month – Advocate for MLLs

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!

Early Years TV Blog Post

by Karen Nemeth I was honored to have a conversation with Kathy Brodie on Early Years TV. We talked about Strategies to Engage Multilingual Learners in All Areas of Learning. Click this link to hear...

Multilingual Learners Need Materials with Intrinsic Meaning

Multilingual learners need materials with intrinsic meaning When young children are new to the language spoken by their teacher, they depend on useful materials to provide content and comprehension for their learning. That’s why I...

Going Beyond Hello/Welcome Messages for Multilingual/Dual Language Learners

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...

Does it Work? 4 Key Questions About DLLs/MLLs

Language Castle Cognate Guide: How to Use Spanish/English Cognates to Support Dual Language Learners in Preschool and Kindergarten by Karen Nemeth 2016 Spotlight on Young Children: Supporting Dual Language Learners Meghan Dombrink-Green and Holly Bohart, Editors with...

Balance Work While at Home with Your Infant or Toddler!

Download these helpful infographics with practical and developmentally appropriate strategies to help families balance work at home while meeting the needs of their little ones. Continue the conversation and share your own experiences on Twitter...

Win at Online Meetings When You are NOT Home Alone!

I have a LOT of experience presenting webinars and participating in conference calls when there are children around, so I’m sharing my insider secrets for success. We won’t mention the time that the cat brought...

Creative Ideas for Playing with Grandchildren When You Can’t Be Together

If you and your grandchildren are stuck at home this week – but not in the SAME home – here are some great ideas to pass the time together across the miles. A perfect opportunity to...