HO5A

UsingEnglish-Speaking Peers

TrainingEnglish-SpeakingChildrentoCommunicatewithEnglish-LanguageLearners(ELs)

Hirschler(1991)

Tabors,P.O.(2004).OneChild, TwoLanguages.Maryland:Brookes.

•PointouttotheEnglish-speakingchildrenthattherearechildrenintheclassroomwhospeakadifferentlanguage,and thatitwilltaketimeforthemtobegintospeakEnglish. Explains thattherearesomewaysthattheycanhelpinthisprocess.

•AskforvolunteerhelpersorbuddieswhocanbepartneredwithELsearlyintheschoolyeartohelpreducetheirisolationandincreasetheircontactwithEnglish-speakingchildren.

•RatherthanmakingtheELsfeeldifferent(theyalreadydo),thisapproachhelpsELsfeelmoreconnected and givestheEnglish-speakingchildrenvaluableinformationabouthowtohelp.

•Useroleplayingtofirst modeldesiredbehaviorsin front oftheentiregroupofchildren, and then again individuallywiththehelpers/buddies.

Introduction / Helpers/BuddiesaretaughttoapproachtheEL,establisheyecontact,andaskthechildtoplay
withthemorwithaparticulartoy.
HowtoSpeaktotheELChild / Helpers/Buddiesaretaughttospeakslowlywithgoodpronunciation.
RepeatIntroduction / Helpers/Buddiesaretaughttorepeattheintroductionifitmetwithnoresponse.
RequestClarification/Explanation / Helpers/BuddiesaretaughttorequestclarificationoftheresponsebytheELiftheresponseisnot
understood.
Change/Expand / Helpers/Buddiesaretaughttochangeanexpressionby usingslightlydifferentwordingwhentheELindicates
alackofunderstandingthroughnoresponseorothernonverbalsigns.

©2013 California Department of Education (CDE) with the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies, California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN).

HO5B

FiveStrategiestoLearnaNewLanguage
1.Honorthehomelanguage
2.Createa climateofbelonging
3.Providescaffolds
4.Focusonchild’sinterests(words,ideas,and actions providegreat startingpoints)
5.Encouragepeersupport
HELP CHILDRENEXPANDLANGUAGESKILLSAND VOCABULARY; BOTHARE ESSENTIALASTHEYMOVETOWARD LITERACY.
Five StrategiestoAssistLiteracyDevelopment
1.Strengthenchild’sinterest inprint
2.Draw attentiontosounds
3.Buildletter knowledge
4.Makebooksand storiescome alive
5.Linkliteracyto home andcommunity(enhanceslearning)
THEFOUNDATIONSFORLISTENING,SPEAKING,READING, AND WRITINGARE ESTABLISHEDINTHECRITICALEARLY YEARS. WITHCARINGAND KNOWLEDGEABLETEACHERS,ENGLISH LEARNERSWILLLEARNTHENEWLANGUAGE.

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Source:AWorldFull of LanguageCD,Developed byWestEdfortheCaliforniaDepartmentofEducation,2007

©2013 California Department of Education (CDE) with the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies, California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN).