EEC 808 - Supporting Dual Language Learners and Their Families in Early Childhood

3 Credit(s) Early educators will learn how to support dual language learners in early childhood settings. Through multiple activities, students will learn to effectively communicate with linguistically and culturally diverse families, support dual language development, assess children’s learning needs, and design developmentally appropriate instruction that promotes dual language and literacy development. Strategies for communicating and collaborating with limited or non-English speaking families and for supporting children’s home languages will also be addressed. Includes 15 hours of field-based assignments.