ENL 15 on the 15th - March 2018: Strategies for Early Childhood Language Learners

Alliance for Catholic Education

This month, the podcast offers insightful ideas and practical strategies for early childhood language learners–including concrete ways to incorporate students' native languages into classroom libraries, labels, and even dramatic play materials. Read this month's article: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1013928.pdf We’re joined by Courtney O’Grady, a graduate of the ENL Hernandez Fellows program and a long-time early childhood educator who teaches at St. Raymond in the Diocese of Joliet. In addition to Courtney’s expertise in a traditional early childhood classroom, Clare Roach shares her experience starting a two-way immersion preschool program in South Bend, Indiana, an outreach effort of ENL. Tune in to learn more about how our Catholic schools can make a child’s first encounter with school and the learning process even more fruitful. We are currently accepting applications for this years ENL Hernandez Fellows cohort. To learn more about the program and begin an application, visit ace.nd.edu/enl/apply In addition to the article and the podcast, check out these helpful resources: Academic vs Intellectual Goals article: https://deyproject.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/dey-lively-minds-4-8-15.pdf Illinois Early Learning Project Tip Sheets: https://illinoisearlylearning.org/resources/tipsheets/ Head Start Center for Inclusion Visuals: http://headstartinclusion.org/classroom-visuals Colorín Colorado: http://www.colorincolorado.org