Dual Language Learners often arrive in your class with working knowledge of Tier I English words, that is, words commonly used during daily communication. However, their knowledge of Tier II and Tier III English words is often not well developed. …
Let’s take a look at a Simultaneous Dual Language Learner, that is, a child who has heard two or more languages since birth. Yago’s parents speak to him in both Spanish and English. In this video, Yago is primarily speaking …
Infants are born with the ability to hear and understands the sounds (phonemes) of all languages throughout the world. After about 8 months of age, they begin to lose this ability and solely discriminate the sounds of the language or …
Dual Language Learners are living in a world where gaining knowledge of multiple languages and multiple cultures happens daily. Research has demonstrated that including families of Dual Language Learners in their child’s education is invaluable. Get to know the child …