Getting it RIGHT for Young Children from Diverse Backgrounds Applying Research to Improve Practice with a Focus on Dual Language Learners, Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card

by Espinosa, Linda M.

• ISBN13: 9780133397611
• ISBN10: 0133397610
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780133581263
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2014-07-31
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Tools and resources to ensure quality education for young children from diverse backgrounds.
Getting it RIGHT for Young Children from Diverse Backgrounds focuses on providing successful education for all children, especially those from non-traditional backgrounds, non-English speaking families, and those faced with the challenges of poverty. In it, current and future teachers, practitioners, trainers, and professional educators get an authoritative perspective on best practices that combines professional experience with available scientific evidence. The information is grounded in real-life experiences, and is guided by current rigorous research findings.

The 2nd Edition looks at the advances in the scientific understanding of dual language development since the 1st Edition was published, and the new research on program models and classroom practices that improve the educational outcomes for children from diverse backgrounds. Substantially reorganized and streamlined to focus on the most relevant issues, the book includes updated research throughout and includes a new chapter dedicated to instructional strategies and classroom practices with video links, illustrations, sample lessons, and practical examples. Teachers, curriculum supervisors, and professional development specialists get concrete guidance about how to apply the latest research findings to improved classroom practices.

For courses in multicultural education in early childhood.

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Author Biography

Dr. Linda M. Espinosa is one of the leading authorities on the development and achievement of young dual language learners in the United States. She has held numerous prestigious academic positions including Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Co-Director of the National Institute of Early Educational Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University, and Co-PI of the Center of Early Care and Education Research – Dual Language Learners (CECER-DLL) at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill as well as significant school district administrative positions throughout the state of California. She has co-authored the California Early Learning Foundations, English Language Learners Chapter, the California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks English Language Development Chapter, and the Desired Results Developmental Profile, 2010, English Language Development Assessment Measures.  Dr. Espinosa recently served as the lead consultant for the California State Best Practices for Young Dual Language Learners project and has published more than 90 research articles, book chapters and training manuals on how to establish effective educational services for low-income, minority families and children who are acquiring English as a second language.      

Table of Contents

Brief Contents

Chapter 1 Early Childhood Education, Diversity and Educational Equity: Current Realities 

Chapter 2 How Research Continues to Expand our Understanding of Child Growth and Development 

Chapter 3 Research on the Growth and Development of Young Dual Language Learners 

Chapter 4 Practical and Proven Strategies for Teaching Young Dual Language Learners 

Chapter 5 The Road Forward for Young Children from Diverse 

Backgrounds 

Appendix A Promising Programs for Young Dual Language Learners 

Appendix B Resources for Serving Young children from Diverse 

Backgrounds 

Appendix C Information on Technology for Young Diverse Learners 

Appendix D Sample Individualized Language Plan 

Glossary 

References 

Index