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Direct linkJones, Meredith K.; Shue, Pamela L. – Young Children, 2013
In a preschool class where the teachers speak only English and the majority of the children speak only Spanish, it is challenging to choose a topic that is interesting enough to engage all children in project work that supports language development. Luckily for the children, pizza is a delicious, familiar, and easily accessible topic to explore.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Speech Communication, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary
Alanis, Iliana – Young Children, 2013
Children working alone is a common instructional strategy in some early childhood classrooms. According to foundational work by Johnson and Johnson (1986), however, cooperative teams employ higher levels of thought and retain information longer than children who work individually. Children engage in discussion, take responsibility for their…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
Gillanders, Cristina; Castro, Dina C. – Young Children, 2011
Researchers widely recommend storybook reading for promoting the early language and literacy of young children. By listening to stories, children learn about written syntax and vocabulary and develop phonological awareness and concepts of print, all of which are closely linked to learning to read and write. Teachers usually know a read-aloud…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Phonological Awareness, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Peer reviewedNedler, Shari E. – Young Children, 1975
Advocates an approach to bilingual education based on vocabulary development and structure of the English language. Reviews methods that were tested and revised or discarded by the author over an 8-year period--including naturalistic, phonetic and programmed approaches--and describes in some detail the strategy found most effective. (BRT)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
Riojas-Cortez, Mari; Flores, Belinda; Clark, Ellen – Young Children, 2003
For Week of the Young Child, a Texas school offers a bilingual parent institute to nurture school-family relationships, demonstrate and build on school respect for home cultures, and foster community awareness of early childhood education. Families recognize the learning for children inherent in daily routines, learn teaching techniques, and feel…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Family Environment, Parent Role
Peer reviewedGarcia, Eugene E. – Young Children, 1997
Notes the challenges posed by cultural diversity in the United States. Presents a demographic assessment of factors relating to the schooling of culturally diverse populations, analysis of challenges associated with the growing number of language-minority students who are Hispanic, and conceptual and empirical perspectives precipitating a more…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
