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Many children grow up learning two languages at the same time. As she reads the article, she has a premonition that this child will resurface in her life. Sheila has been forgotten by the system, her family, and society itself. One child is currently in 28 languages and has been adapted in several diverse forms, including a oneact opera, a japanese puppet play and a tv movie. This book provides information to preschool teachers and administrators in developing effective programs for young linguistic backgrounds of secondlanguagelearning children, the children. Patton o tabors the new edition of this accessible book for early childhood educators includes updated research and a greatly expanded chapter on assessment and highlights cultural diversity. I have owned one child, two languages since it first came out and have used each and every year i have taught since then. Asserts that the content is timely and of critical importance for early. A featured book in our launching literacy kit see how this product helps strengthen head start program quality and school readiness. Apr 15, 2008 she presents a slide show to a live audience outlining key features discussed in her book, one child, two languages, discusses her research, and also provides practical strategies for working with this growing population, along with a question and answer period with the audience. That said, it requires a lot of dedication from the parents to avoid mixing languages. A guide for preschool educators of children learning english as a second language. Feb 12, 2008 get practical strategies on the accompanying dvd, one child, two languages in action. One child, two languages 2 edition by patton tabors.
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A guide for preschool educators of children learning english as a second language paul h. One child, two languages a guide for early childhood. This book provides information to preschool teachers and administrators in developing effective programs for young linguistic backgrounds of. Patton o tabors written expressly for teachers, this highly readable guide offers the specific techniques needed to facilitate the natural progression of secondlanguage acquisition in young children. Learning about the childrens home languages allows you to choose the best teaching strategies for your children. This guide allows one child, two languages to be easily adaptable to any professional growth setting including independent use, small groups of esl professionals, and schooldistrict faculty and staff. There are many reasons, but the two most common are. One child is a memoir by american author and psychologist torey hayden.
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Todays early childhood educators are serving more children learning english as a second language than everin head start alone, nearly 30% of the children speak a. One child is toreys first book and it was the first thing she ever submitted for publication. On the psychological nature of child speech formation under conditions of exposure to two languages. The lives of many families involve contact with more than one language and culture on a daily basis. A guide for early childhood educators of children learning english as a second language.