In this brief, authors Marcy Whitebook and Sharon Ryan contend that it is necessary to take into account the nature of the education teachers receive en route to a degree, supports for ongoing learning, and the effects of the workplace environment on teaching practice.

Encouraging Collaboration Series    MABE collaborated with MA AYEC, MATSOL, &    RITELL in February 2012  to present current    research on the practice for supporting dual    language development from Professor Mariela    Paez, Professor of Teacher Education and Special    Education, in the Curriculum and Instruction    Department of Boston College  Oral Language and Vocabulary Development for Young Dual Language Learners   Handout Presentation from Professor Paez   Multicultural Book List from Professor Paez   Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood:    Current Practice, Research and Policy     Read highlights...   Doing What Works has detailed information on    research and practice of Read Alouds    http://dww.ed.gov/Preschool-Language-and-Literacy/topic/?T_ID=15   click on Use Interactive and Dialogic Reading

 

Preschool for ELLs Language Learning and Assessment

FCD Policy  Brief:  

Challenging Common Myths About Young ELLs, Linda Espinosa, 2008

Basics of Supporting Dual Language Learners: An Introduction for Educators of Children from Birth through Age 8, Karen Nemeth, 2012, NAEYC

NCLR Issue Brief #23 

Preparing Young Latino Children For School Success: Best Practices in Assessment, Erika Beltran, August 2012