One Child, Two Languages: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language, Second Edition (Tabors)

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One Child, Two Languages
A Guide for Early Childhood Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language, Second Edition
By Patton O. Tabors, Ed.D.

"This newly revised and expanded edition once again establishes it as the book that all early childhood students and professionals who work with young children must read." —David K. Dickinson, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University

"Even better than the first edition. It provides innumerable practical suggestions, with back-up from research, for early childhood educators and trainers of early childhood educators on all aspects of the early education of ELLs." —Fred Genesee, Ph.D., McGill University

Today's early childhood educators are serving more children learning English as a second language than ever—in Head Start alone, nearly 30% of the children speak a language other than English at home.* To support second language learners and put them on the path to academic success, every teacher needs the new edition of this popular, practical, and highly readable guidebook.

Reflecting 10 years of dramatic change in early education—especially in critical areas like assessment and cultural diversity—this fully revised edition gives teachers up-to-date research, usable information, and essential tools to meet the needs of second language learners in today's learning environments. Leading researcher Patton Tabors equips teachers with new and expanded content to help them

• apply cutting-edge research to their everyday teaching practices

• address NAEYC's recommendations for responding to linguistic and cultural diversity

• use appropriate assessment techniques for children's first and second language, including an easy-to-use observation checklist (on the CD-ROM) to monitor children's English language learning over time

• discover ways to improve literacy instruction for all children, including literacy practices checklists (on the CD-ROM) that pinpoint areas needing curriculum support

• understand and attend to the particular needs of internationally adopted children

• conduct thought-provoking professional discussions with the book-club–ready study guide and materials (on the CD-ROM)

Teachers will also get updates on all the key topics covered in the first edition, including working with parents, understanding the process of second-language acquisition, and using the curriculum and classroom organization to facilitate English language and literacy learning. Ideal for professional development, this book is the best tool a teacher can have to support the language and literacy development and school success of second language learners while honoring their home languages and cultures.

*English Language Learners Focus Group Report, 2002

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Table of Contents

About the Author
Foreword to the Second Edition
Mariela M. Páez
Foreword to the First Edition
Catherine E. Snow
Preface
Acknowledgements

Chapter One: Introduction

Part One: The Second-Language–Learning Child's Task

Chapter Two: Two Portraits: Juliana and Byong-sun

Chapter Three: Getting Started in a Second Language

Chapter Four: Speaking a Second Language

Chapter Five: Individual Differences in Second-Language Learning

Part Two: The Teacher's Role

Chapter Six: Using Information, Communication, and Classroom Organization to Support Second-Language Learning

Chapter Seven: Using the Curriculum to Facilitate Second-Language and -Literacy Learning

Chapter Eight: Working with Parents of Second-Language Learners

Chapter Nine: Assessing the Development of Second-Language Learners

Chapter Ten: Developing Effective Early Childhood Programs for Second-Language Learners

Part Three: Internationally Adopted Children

Chapter Eleven: What to Expect, How to Help

References
Appendix A: Parent Questionnaire
Appendix B: Observing Children Learning English (OCLE)
Study Guide
Index
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