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2. Excellent Bilingual Early Childhood Programs A Parent Guide - ed

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   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.

3. Talk, Read and Sing Together Every Day! - U.S. Department of ...

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   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.

4. Inside IES Research | Supporting Bilingual Learners in Early ...

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   Supporting Bilingual Learners in Early Childhood. The Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special Education and Early Intervention was designed to prepare scientists to conduct rigorous, practice-relevant research to advance the fields of special education and early intervention. Xigrid Soto-Boykin recently completed an IES postdoctoral ...

5. Newcomer Tool Kit (PDF) - U.S. Department of Education

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   information that is available to the public. These language assistance services are available free of charge. If you need more information about interpretation or translation services, please call 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327) (TTY: 1-800-437-0833), email us at . Ed.Language.Assistance@ed.gov, or write to

6. Raise the Bar: Pathways to Multilingualism | U.S. Department ...

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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 ...

7. Challenges and Benefits of Early Bilingualism - ed

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   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

8. Bilingual Early Childhood Education in Child Care and ...

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   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.

9. Caring for Infants in a Bilingual Child Care Setting.

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   Several issues are explored regarding child care in a bilingual setting, including dismissing myths regarding the supposed negative effects of bilingualism; understanding what caregivers can do to ensure a positive and responsive environment in which communication thrives; and communicating with the family and understanding its general social circumstances.