Education And Literacy Development For Preschool Dual...

Introduction When an educator walks into her classroom for the first time, she needs to be prepared to encounter students that come from a variety of backgrounds. The children will be in different stages of language development, and the educator must accommodate for each of these students. Magruder, Hayslip, Espinosa, and Matera (2013) state, â€Å"The US Census Bureau projects that by the 2030s, children whose home language is other than English will increase from roughly 22 percent to 40 percent of the school-age population† (p. 9). This increase in second language learners will cause the educator to accommodate for those needs. Second language learners â€Å"need teachers who welcome them and recognize their unique abilities, what they know, and what they need to learn† (Magruder, Hayslip, Espinosa, and Matera, 2013, p. 10). The article, Many Languages, One Teacher: Supporting Language and Literacy Development for Preschool Dual Language Learners, explains to educators how to support the language development in young children who are learning English, how to incorporate Personalized Oral Language Learning (POLL) into the classroom, and how to be intentional about supporting the needs of the English language learners. The four individuals who wrote this article consult programs on dual language learners and have their masters or doctorates in education (Magruder, et al., 2013). 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