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    Dual Language Development

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    10/19/2016 Language Development In Special Education Dual Language Development By: Neveen Bashiti Dual Language Learners are often identified as children, who acquire two or more languages simultaneously, or they may learn a second language while continuing to develop their first language. This term encompasses many other terms within such as Limited English Proficient (LEP), bilingual children, English Language Learners (ELL), and the children who speak a language other than English (LOTE). (1) Development for dual language learners requires attention to be focused on four main domains: 1. Social-emotional development. 2. Cognition and general development. 3. Language, literacy and communication. 4. Physical…

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    Dual Language Learners

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    C. (2011, January). Storybook Reading for Young Dual Language Learners. Young Children, 66(1), 91-95. Retrieved September 25, 2016, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201101/GillandersOnline0111.pdf Summary Researchers recommend storybook learning for pre-kindergarten children based on the presumption that during a reading session, these children, as they interact during read aloud sessions, are able to grasp different vocabulary and syntax of a new language. The main benefit of this…

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    Dual Language Program

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    most impactful experiences of my education has been being a part of a dual language program. I was enrolled as an English only speaker, the second year the program was offered. Starting in Kindergarten, half my day was taught in English, half in Spanish. We were partnered up with “bilingual buddies” which switched every few weeks. I stayed in the dual program all the way to 8th grade, then at high school, where dual wasn’t offered, I enrolled in Spanish courses to continue my language…

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    Introduction There are many demographics that come to mind when thinking of Grant Bowler Elementary School in Logandale, Nevada. Three of the more prominent demographics that will be identified are religion, language, and non-working parents. Grant Bowler Elementary is located in a rural area Moapa Valley, which is an unincorporated division of Clark County. It is primarily a farming community and small businesses with about 7,000 people and made up of three different communities Moapa Valley…

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    English Learners/Dual Language Learners and Literacy English learners and dual language learners are individuals whose first language is not English. They likely have a dialect or home language that is different than the language being spoken or taught in the classroom. The ability or expertise of these language learners can be very diverse. ELL’s are called language “learners” because their native dialect is different than English and they are “learning” the English language. Most educators…

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    in life. Although, born in China, Tony’s parents were native to a small village in the Philippines. Since their professions required them to move to China, they spoke Filipino at home. Both of his parents spoke only limited Chinese, but were apprehensive that their limited mastery of the language would teach their son the language incorrectly. Instead of speaking Chinese at home, Tony grew up speaking Filipino and learned Chinese through school. A dual-language upbringing offered him…

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    Conversations about dual-language programs often lead to a number of questions about how these programs can meet their goals of bilingual proficiency, academic achievement through two languages, and cultural pluralism for their language majority and minority students (Hadi-Tabassum, 2006). Given that Spanish is the minority language used most frequently in bilingual programs in the United States, this section will use Spanish to exemplify the minority language. A similar process would hold for…

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    Some issues that have related to the debate over bilingual education are if they should have dual language programs in schools. These programs give instructions in students’ native language, and English is the goal of developing proficiency in both languages. They will spend half a day with their native language and the other half of the day in English. This helps grow and create a positive impact on all students’ development. There is higher ELA and narrowing of the achievement gap for school…

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    Dual Language Proposal

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    different languages are spoken across students’ households. The city of Portland’s largest school district, Portland Public Schools, runs some of the country’s oldest and best-established dual language programs in Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, and Vietnamese. However, David Douglas School District generally has too many languages to support ELs’ home languages through dual language programs. As a result, it has pursued a different approach to addressing the needs of its ELs…

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    Multilingual speakers can communicate with others in different languages. "Burning Each of the Candle: Negotiating Dual Identities in Second Language Writing" by Soo Hyon Kim and "Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Setting: Korean 1.5 Generation in Email Writing" by Kang express multilingual speakers’ identities. Kim feels confused because she can use two kinds of languages, and different languages makes her has many identities. Conflicts of different identities cause her complications.…

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