WTC Trainer's Manual - Second Language Development and Working with Families (for Early Childhood Professionals Serving Latin American Families)

2010

Brenda Reynolds
[email protected]
501-301-1110

This trainer's guide developed through the Welcome the Children project was revised in 2007 from the original manual published in 2003. It provides step-by-step instructions for presenting a seven-hour session on Second Language Development in early childhood and working with Latino families. It covers the first and second language acquisition process for young children, assessing language difference vs. language delay, using interpreters, and strategies for working with families to reinforce classroom activities. The training is targeted to English-speaking early childhood professionals and others who work with young Spanish-speaking children. The manual is intended to be used in conjunction with a train-the-trainer session, also provided through the Welcome the Children project. The manual topics may be broken out into shorter sessions. The training methods and materials used have been proven effective through an independent evaluation conducted by the University of Arkansas as Little Rock. Contact Brenda Reynolds, Project Director, for information at [email protected] or 501-922-1880.

Academic Course Development

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