Supporting Dual language
Reserch
Learning more than one language in the early years enhances brain development across social, emotional, and cognitive domains
Differences between academic language and conversational language
L1 is foundation for building L2
Students who continue using L1 and developing literacy in L1 do much better at school
School Culture
Create a welcoming school environment
Access to Interactive Websites for Learning
Access to printed text at school and home
Strategies that allow to pick up the academic language at all levels of education
Responsibility to support ELL students for all teachers
Assessment
Academic language proficiency
Social language proficiency
Content knowledge
Google translate
https://translate.google.ca/
Home-school connection
Volunteer at school
Continue to communicate and enhance your home language
School Policy
Shared lidership
Knpowlegable Leadership
Empower
Take turns
Take turns and be willing to shift roles
Read
Read books that reflect their background
Read dual language books
Affirm
Affirm and allow children to speak their language if they need to
Engage
Engage and celebrate studnets culture
Honor
Honor their culture by conducting research
