What does early literacy look like in a language other than English?

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Children learn the dominant language of their home. When these homes—be they English-speaking, Spanish-speaking, or Arabic-speaking—provide a literate model, typically the young children who live in them are eager to engage in talking, writing, and reading in the home's dominant language, so early literacy across languages looks quite similar. Some cultures and families place emphasis on oral storytelling in addition to reading and writing. Adults in these homes share stories with their young literacy learners and with each other. Of course, children from families whose dominant language is not English will enter school using the language that works for them in their home environment. A quality program that supports these children's emergence as readers and writers is important.

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