Karen NemethMany state education departments have regulations or recommendations about communicating with families of multilingual learners who have been identified as needing special educational services. For example, New Jersey special education code states: “Written notice to...
Karen NemethBy Karen Nemeth Someone close to me got notice that her child’s young first grade teacher died suddenly over the weekend. There are, of course, a number of reasons why a teacher might suddenly be...
Karen NemethFine Motor Coordination and Strength Activities with Built-In Language Opportunities By Karen Nemeth from www.LanguageCastle.com Try these language-filled activities to build fine motor strength and coordination for an extraordinary return to school this year....
Karen NemethWe want all preschool children to start learning the alphabet. That’s not always easy when they come to preschool with different language backgrounds. It can be confusing for a Spanish speaker to see a picture...
Karen Nemeth1. Say less!! Reach out to preschool DLLs and their families by paring down to the absolute minimum of messages and words needed to save money and time on translations. (more…)
Karen NemethHere’s how Chip Donohue announced his new book. It’s a privilege to include diversity in our chapter among these great experts! “I’m excited to announce the release of my second edited volume, Family Engagement in the...
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Preschools have labels because they value ‘environmental print’. But… if no one reads the labels or talks about them, do they really help teach language and literacy? (more…)
Karen Nemethimage by Bigstock.com We all know the importance of connecting with young children by understanding who they are and what’s important to them. Real cultural connections for DLLs go way beyond plastic food, flags,...
Karen NemethBy Karen N. Nemeth, Ed.M., author and founder of Language Castle and Pamela Brillante, Ed.D., author and assistant professor of special education You know those colorful, plastic “bears”? We’re sure you do because they are...
