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Our Strategies. To be sure, the over 5.1 million English learners in our nation’s classrooms must be seen as assets—young people who come to school with wonderful languages and cultures to be shared and valued—and multilingualism should be viewed as the superpower that it truly is. The Department is committed to working with leaders at ...
Their brains are very active and flexible. Research also shows that, compared to their non-bilingual peers, bilingual people have an easier time: understanding math concepts and solving word problems;1. developing strong thinking skills;2. using logic;3. focusing, remembering, and making decisions;4.
TANF funds directly on child care assistance and/or transfer up to 30 percent of their grant to CCDBG. State TANF MOE funds may also be spent on child care. Head Start is the primary comprehensive early education program for poor children in the United States. It served about 1.1 million children and invested approximately
Researchers have found that the languages used in instruc-tion influence early literacy and language growth rates in English and in Spanish (Collins, 2014; Durán et al., 2013). Several researchers have compared the effects of English-only instruction with instructional models that include some instruction in Spanish.
As part of its Raise the Bar: Create Pathways for Global Engagement, the Biden-Harris Administration today launched “Being Bilingual is a Superpower,” an initiative by the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to promote multilingual education and bolster high-quality language programs and a diverse multilingual educator workforce across the country.
A good bilingual preschool program is an excellent way to support the development of children in their native language and also jump-start them toward a future of fully bilingual professional adults. Teachers express care, interest and respect for each child. Teachers are engaged with the children most of the time.
The CEP is a non-partisan center that seeks to inform research, policy, and practice to promote equitable access to early childhood education. In this role, I am applying what I learned during my postdoctoral fellowship to ensure young dual language learners with and without disabilities and their families receive the bilingual support they ...
An Australian study developed recommendations, policies, models, and strategies for the establishment, maintenance, and evaluation of bilingual education programs in preschool and child care centers, as either full bilingual programs or bilingual components of other programs. Results are presented here.