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Supporting multilingual learners in the early years : many languages--many children /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smidt, Sandra, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
Series:Nursery world/Routledge essential guides for early years practitioners.
Subjects:
Children of immigrants > Education.
Linguistic minorities.
Bilingualism in children.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 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?