Welcoming Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms
Author | : Edna Murphy |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847693464 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847693466 |
Rating | : 4/5 (466 Downloads) |
Download or read book Welcoming Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms written by Edna Murphy and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In schools where young English language learners speak a variety of home languages, welcoming them into the classroom can be very challenging for the teacher and her English-speaking pupils. This long awaited book, written by teachers well experienced in addressing the needs of this young and vulnerable group, will come as a boon to new teachers presented with a multilingual classroom for the first time.