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Teaching Preschoolers in a Multilingual Classroom.

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Dixon, Glen T.; Fraser, Susan – Childhood Education, 1986

Offers suggestions to teachers confronted with preschoolers who have had minimal exposure to other cultures outside their home and know little or no English, based on findings from the 1982 Sexsmith ESL Demonstration Preschool Project in Vancouver, British Columbia. (HOD)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Differences, Demonstration Programs, English (Second Language)

Let Your Fingers Do the Talking: Hands-on Language Learning through Signing.

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Good, Linda A.; And Others – Childhood Education, 1994

Learning sign language is a multisensory, high-interest, developmentally appropriate activity for young children. Learning to sign improves children's attention, self-esteem, motivation, sensitivity to others, language development, reading and math readiness, behavior management, vocabularies, and retention; and allows for inclusion of special…

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition