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Professional Development Secret Weapons – Early Childhood Language and Cultural Diversity

Professional Development Secret Weapons – Early Childhood Language and Cultural Diversity By Karen Nemeth, Ed.M. These professional development resources are so useful – I’m starting to feel a little guilty about keeping them to myself! ...

Who is on your diversity team?

Who is on your diversity team? By Karen Nemeth, Ed.M. I think every preschool program should have a diversity team.  Bring together staff, parents, and members of your community that speak the languages of the...

Sources of Help for Pre-K Dual Language Learners

10. Start by getting to know the language environment of the family. Who speaks which language? What is their country of origin? What are some of their holidays and cultural traditions? Be responsive in your...

Parents Partnering with Teachers to Bring Up Multilingual Children

“Parents Partnering with Teachers to Bring Up Multilingual Children” is Karen’s guest post on the Multilingual Living website.  Check it out. Parents Partnering with Teachers to Bring Up Multilingual Children Be sure to spend time...

Settling The Great Bilingual Education Debate on BAm! Radio

Hear Karen’s guest appearance on BAM! Radio from June 2010 here: Settling The Great Bilingual Education Debate Click the download button and an .mp3 file that can be played in most any media players, including iTunes,...

Message for Parents of DLLs: Success in English Starts with Supporting the Home Language!

Time after time teachers ask, “we believe in supporting the home language, but what should we do when parents ask us NOT to use anything other than English?” Parents who speak another language often enroll...

Teaching English Language Learners in Preschool

Helping Young Children Who Speak Different Languages Become Friends

Making Math Happen in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms

Preschool 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

Ways Sign Language Can Help in Multilingual Preschool Classrooms

10. 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

Enhance 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...