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This book offers much-needed support to practitioners working with
children from different language backgrounds in early years
settings. The authors make theories on multilingual learning
accessible to the reader, linking the ideas clearly with practice.
The book contains many excellent suggestions for working with
families to create a classroom environment that develops children's
home languages as well as English and fosters educational success.
Charmian Kenner, Senior Lecturer in Education, Goldsmiths,
University of London, UK This volume speaks urgently and eloquently
to educators and policy-makers about the potential of schools to
enrich children and communities in contexts around the world where
population mobility and linguistic diversity have become the norm.
In this engaging guide, the authors identify and disseminate good
practice relating to language, culture and identity. They explore
how children from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds
are supported through a number of pedagogical practices which are
based on knowledge and understanding of the social and emotional
development of young children. Topics covered include: -
Perspectives on personal, social and emotional development -
Maintaining home languages in early years settings - Supporting
communication and oracy - Developing strategies for parental
involvement Essential reading for those working with young children
from a diverse range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
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