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First Steps Ms. Espinosa and her team at the Escontrias Early Childhood Center teach a significant number of their young learners to listen, speak, and write in English.
Parents and bilingualism Dr. Diane August discusses the importance of encouraging parents to maintain their family’s home language.
Vocabulary: Bricks and mortar Dr. Cynthia Lundgren discusses the concept of “bricks and mortar” when thinking about effective vocabulary instruction for ELLs.
Language acquisition for ELLs Kristina Robertson explains why including language acquisition is important in ELL professional development.
Preschool for ELLs: Professional Development Dr. Palacios discusses professional development for preschool programs that have new ELL populations, as well as the benefits of teacher mentoring.
Input in English Dr. Diane August discusses why she believes it’s important to help ELLs acquire a more formal understanding of English.
Dr. Cynthia Lundgren: Social vs. academic language for ELLs ELL expert Dr. Cynthia Lundgren describes the difference between social and academic language.
