Blog #1: Identifying and Empowering Dual Language Learners: Insights from California State Preschool Programs
The DLL Master Plan Advocates convened three listening sessions with practitioners, one in fall 2023 and two in spring 2024, to delve deeper into their experiences of supporting DLLs in CSPP. These gatherings brought together a total of 53 CSPP teachers and administrators from across the state. This blog amplifies the voices of practitioners who participated in these listening sessions, shedding light on the challenges and opportunities in identifying and serving DLLs.
Blog #2: The Need for Dual Language Learner Professional Development in the California State Preschool Program
DLLs have the potential to reap the academic, social, and cultural benefits of bilingualism when they are in early learning environments that effectively support the development of both their home language and English. Conversely, a lack of support for children’s language development brings a multitude of adverse effects, including home language loss, weakened family ties, and negative academic impacts. In the listening sessions that the DLL Master Plan Advocates held with CSPP administrators and teachers, participants raised a need for further professional development opportunities, particularly for supporting DLLs.
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