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Considering Children Who are DLLs in Emergency Planning
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...
Connecting the Ingredients of Language and Literacy for DLLs
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...
New Kid, New School, New Year, AND New Language: That First Day Really Makes a Difference!
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...
Countdown to Preschool with DLLs
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....
Connecting with Diverse Members of Your Community
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...
Free eBook on Home Visits for Immigrant Families and Young DLLs
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:...
Top Ten Factors for Successful Professional Development!
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...
Designing a Rubric for Preschool Bilingual Apps
Karen NemethI first wrote this in 2012 on the day of the release of the position statement from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Fred Rogers Center (FRC): Technology and...
Strategies for Supporting Dual Language Learners A NAEYC Radio interview with Rae Pica and NAEYC executive director Jerlean Daniel
Karen NemethThe ability to teach dual language learners is becoming increasingly important as our demographics shift across the nation. In this segment, Karen Nemeth addresses common misconceptions about early education for children who speak languages other...
The Meaning of Meaning in Second Language Learning
Karen NemethThe Meaning of Meaning in Second Language Learning By Karen Nemeth This week in my workshops on second language learning we discussed some differences between the language environment of a baby learning L1 and the...
Tips for Translating Materials for Multilingual Preschool
Karen Nemeth10. Say less!! Use this opportunity to pare down to the absolute minimum of messages and words needed to save money and time on multilingual translations. 9. Simplify – Make translation more manageable and help...
A Dozen Myths about Meeting the Language Needs of Young Children
Karen NemethA Dozen Myths about Meeting the Language Needs of Young Children By Karen Nemeth, Ed.M. Today I asked the audience how many of these myths about meeting the language needs of young children they have...
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