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1) Supporting
Young Dual Language Learners (PreK-K) and their Families
Presented December 14, 2010
The NC
Department of Public Instruction: English as a Second Language Section and the
Office of Early Learning presents the first (1st ) webinar in a
series of webinars discussing English Language Learners in the early years
(PreK, K and 1st grade).
During
this webinar we discuss:
- Overview of the
Office of Early Learning
- Focus on the
Early Years – Demographics and Definitions
- Unique
Characteristics of Young Dual Language Learners
- Implications
for Practice and Resources
This webinar is appropriate for: Parents, Administrators, Principals, ESL Specialists, Teachers and Assistant
Teachers
2) Early Childhood Education: Oral Language Development
and Learning in Young Dual Language
Learners.
Presented February
17, 2011
Presented by
Cristina Gillanders, PhD, researcher, and
Dina C. Castro, PhD, senior scientist, at the FPG Child Development Institute at
UNC–Chapel Hill. Both
presenters have extensive experience in research, practice, and teacher
education related to working with children from diverse cultural and linguistic
backgrounds.
This is the second webinar covering Dual
Language Learners in the early years (PreK, K and 1st grade) and is a
joint effort between the Office of Early Learning, Johnston County Schools, and
the NC Department of Public Instruction English as a Second Language staff in
collaboration with FirstSchool and the Center of Early Care and Education
Research: Dual Language Learners (CECER-DLL) of the FPG Child Development
Institute, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.