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Huang, Sharon – Learning Languages, 2009
The impetus to begin Bilingual Buds came about six years ago when the author, pregnant with twins and commuting into New York City, was reading about the numerous cognitive benefits for children of acquiring a second language early in their lives. She was surprised to learn that even by the age of six months, children begin to lose the ability to…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Bilingualism
Rosemary, Catherine A.; Roskos, Kathleen A.; Landreth, Leslie K. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This highly practical guide is grounded in the authors' experience setting up and running a successful professional development program to improve K-3 reading instruction. The book systematically describes how professional development works: how sessions are organized, what they contain, routines and procedures, and the roles of each participant.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction