Welcoming linguistic diversity in early childhood classrooms : learning from international schools / edited by Edna Murphy.

Teachers in multilingual classrooms have been working for some years to improve their repertoire of ways to address the needs of very young children who enter school not speaking the language of instruction. The work of 22 seasoned teachers and administrators in international schools all over the wo...

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Other Authors: Murphy, Edna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Tonawanda, NY : Multilingual Matters, ©2011.
Series:Parents' and teachers' guides ; 13.
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Summary:Teachers in multilingual classrooms have been working for some years to improve their repertoire of ways to address the needs of very young children who enter school not speaking the language of instruction. The work of 22 seasoned teachers and administrators in international schools all over the world, this book contains a wealth of information for classroom teachers, enabling them to face a new school year with confidence, and for administrators to understand more clearly what is involved in the teaching of young children who do not yet understand the school's language. Written by teachers w.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 232 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781847693488
1847693482
9781847695031
1847695035
1847693474
9781847693471
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.