List 5 teaching strategies that have been shown to be effective for supporting the development of young dual language learners
What will be an ideal response?
Strategies for supporting Dual Language Learners:
a . Use slower, expanded, simplified, and repetitive speech
b. Use gestures, body language, and expressive communication
c. Stop to check that the child has understood a direction
d. Provide repetition through routines, such as a welcome and greeting song to begin each day
e. Give simple one-step directions
f. Use visual clues such as pointing and picture cards with directions
g. Create charts with pictures for songs, poems, and instructions
h. Allow longer wait times to allow child to process
i. Present new vocabulary in context, such as names of foods at snack time
j. Present new concepts and ideas in the child's first language
k. Print words and displays in the primary language
l. Read children's literature that authentically depicts the cultures present
m. Use words in the primary language to hold conversations and build relationships
Remember that dual language learners are individuals from very different backgrounds—no one strategy will work for every one of them.
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