Dual and Multilingual Children who speak a different language or languages at home than they speak in their care and/or education setting are a unique set of learners. The evidence supports the fact that they often have more flexible thinking and problem solving skills, among other strengths and that there are some predictable phases of language acquisition.
Books are a wonderful way to expose children to a vast array of concepts and vocabulary but there are simple ways to adapt books to increase the learning and the engagement of ALL children.
Writing, like speaking, is one of the most complex skills that children are asked to learn. It requires careful coordination and sequencing of a very large range of muscles, and understanding of cognitive concepts.
A key foundational skill for learning to read is the ability to hear and manipulate sounds to recognize sentences, words, syllables, onset, rime and ultimately phonemes as well as learning the concept of rhyming. In this workshop we will explore lots of fun, hands-on, playful activities children will love that will easily help them develop the skills they need throughout the day.
How can you make the most out of reading books with children?
Research has repeatedly demonstrated that using Dialogic Reading strategies is one of the most effective ways to build young children’s language and literacy skills by engaging them in rich conversation both exposes them to new vocabulary and encourages their critical thinking.
