AccELLerate! 4.2. Winter 2011

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AccELLerate! 4.2. Winter 2012

 

Young English Learners

 

January 2012

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

  • August, Artzi, Haynes, & Corwin Developing Oral Proficiency in Dual Language Learners: The Vocabulary Improvement and Oral Language Enrichment and Literacy through Stories (VIOLETS) Program (page 2)
  • Ballantyne The More We Get Together: Social Development in a New Language  (page 13) 
  • Connors & Brown Supporting Parents to Prepare Young Dual Language Learners for School  (page 10)
  • Erdemir Facilitating Vocabulary Learning of EL and Bilingual Children in Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms: Practical Recommendations (page 5)
  • Grassi & Barker  Involving Parents of Young Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students (page 11)
  • McCrary, Sennette, & Brown   One Institution’s Journey: Training Teachers of Young English Learners (page 16)
  • Peña, Bedore, & Gibson Bilingual Language Assessment in Educational Contexts  (page 17)
  • Rivas & Ware Assessment with Cultural Context in Mind: Recommendations for Community-Based Programs that Serve Young English Learners (page 19)
  • Robbins & Chamot Young EL Learning Strategies: From Abstract Concepts to Concrete Tools (page 7)

 

 

Also in this issue

 

  • Editor’s Notes (page 2) 
  • Success Stories: González (page 9),  McWilliams, Maldonado, & Szczepaniak (page 15)
  • askNCELA’s Inbox: How many young ELs are there? (page 5) 
  • Information Piece: Websites Offering Learning Activities for Young ELs (page 20)