Supporting multilingual learners in the early years :
[Book]
many languages--many children /
Sandra Smidt.
New York :
Routledge,
2008.
viii, 149 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
The nursery world/Routledge essential guides for early years practitioners
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index.
Understanding multilingualism -- Language at home and beyond -- Language and identity -- Learning a language : learning another -- Issues in effective teaching 1: mother-tongue support in learning -- Issues in effective teaching 2: learning a second language -- Assessing bilingual learners -- Working with the parents of bilingual children: the importance of partnerships -- Language and thought -- Bilingual education : why should we bother?
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Are children who are exposed to more than one language from birth at an advantage or a disadvantage when starting school? This book examines the practical issues invlolved in the education of multilingual children.