Dual Language Development

07/06/2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Event Registration is closed.

Admission

Free

Location

Delmar DevINe
Saint Louis, MO 63112
Room Number: Room 1
Building Number: 5501 Delmar Blvd

Summary

The number of dual language learners has increased dramatically in Missouri in the last 20 years. One out of every ten children in Missouri are dual language learners. This training will cover strategies for overcoming language barriers, how to assist preschoolers who are learning more than one language, stages of dual language development, and strategies to support children's dual language development in the preschool classroom.

Description

*in-person*

Presented By: Kathy Gleich-Krus

Objectives:
•Possible obstacles and challenges related to language barriers that
you may face when working with children who are dual language
learners.
• How you can overcome those barriers and create learning
opportunities for all children in preschool.
• How children learn more than one language
• Myths about how children learn multiple languages
• Different ways that children become dual language learners
• How language skills are related across languages
• Stages of dual language development
• How you can support children's dual language development in
preschool

Content Areas:

1d: Use this multidimensional knowledge—that is, knowledge about the developmental period of early childhood, about individual children, and about development and learning in cultural contexts—to make evidence-based decisions that support each child. (1 Hour)

CDAs:

Safe, Healthy Learning Environment (1 Hour)