ERIC Number: ED673607
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Integrating Language into Early Childhood Education. NCELA Teaching Practice Brief: Effective Instructional Practices, Examples, and Practice Shifts for Early Childhood Education Teachers
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education
This practice brief draws upon recent evidence-based instructional recommendations regarding dual language learners (DLL) and English learners (ELs) from the report, "Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures. Consensus Study Report." The research-based recommendations provided in this brief will support educators in their efforts to ensure that young DLL/EL children receive high-quality educational experiences that take into account their unique learning needs, honor their assets, and set them on a strong trajectory for academic success. Further, the recommendations offer suggestions for supporting children to maintain a positive sense of self, interact meaningfully with their peers, and develop a sense of personal efficacy. Based on current research findings, the "Promising Futures" report recommends key educator practices for children ages 3 to 7 who are DLLs/ELs. Four key educator practices are featured: (1) Embrace an assets orientation that capitalizes on children's home languages, cultures, knowledge, and experiences and promotes meaningful partnerships with families and communities; (2) Provide children with opportunities to maintain and develop their home languages while also developing English; (3) Engage children routinely in interactive book reading experiences with complex texts that promote content knowledge, oral language, academic language, and emergent literacy development; and (4) Teach foundational literacy skills explicitly, monitor progress frequently, and provide additional support to children who need it, based on assessment results. For each recommended practice, this brief describes and references the research evidence, illustrates the practice in action, and offers additional tools and resources.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, English Learners, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Peer Relationship, Instructional Effectiveness, Self Concept, Self Efficacy, Educational Practices, Preschool Children, Futures (of Society), Evidence Based Practice, Educational Quality, Educational Experience, Native Language, Cultural Awareness, Family School Relationship, Oral Language, Academic Language, Story Reading, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, School Community Relationship
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education. 400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 877-424-1616; e-mail: edpubs@edpubs.ed.gov; Web site: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) (ED); National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA); Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG)
Grant or Contract Numbers: GS10F0201T
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: N/A