IELDS Standard: 29.A.ECa
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Helping Children Take Surveys
Children can use surveys just as adults do—to collect information from other people. Surveys can help them find out about others’ opinions, preferences, predictions, and experiences. Taking part in a survey can spark children’s personal interest in a project and increase their engagement with the topic, with classmates, and with others around them. A class…
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“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play
In the clip, Victoria (age 5), Micaela (age 5.7), and Mandi (age 5.8) are engaged in what is sometimes called “housekeeping play.” Speaking in Spanish, they put some of their ideas about family life into action as they pretend to wash dishes, prepare food, and eat together.
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Creating a Language-Rich Classroom for Young Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
As children learn English as a second language, they may not feel competent to respond to conversations with native English speakers. Attentive teachers and caregivers understand this and accept nonverbal responses during conversations.
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A Mother’s Story: 3 to 5 years old
I shared my experiences with my son Joshua’s early years in the last blog. I will continue talking about his experiences in school as a dual language learner (DLL) in this blog
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Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals
Literature response journals encourage children to draw, write, and talk about the books you share with them.