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 NemethHow many languages are spoken in your early childhood program? Most have 3 or more! Research and policies highlight the importance of supporting home languages and that can leave teachers feeling overwhelmed. How can...
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 Nemethby Karen Nemeth In a recent blog post from the Brookings Institution, authors Bassok, Magnuson, and Weiland1 review the shortcomings of the current early childhood care and education system and make recommendations for changes...
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…)
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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 NemethI was asked by a district whether it was a good idea to wait for a preschool dual language learner to spend a year in English-only kindergarten before screening or assessing him for possible speech/language...
