Profesora para la Enseñanza Primaria y Preescolar

The ten principles below are incorporated throughout the website. Taken together,
these principles foster an environment that respects and values linguistic and cultural
diversity.
1. Educationfor English Learners is enhanced when preschool programs and families
partner around children’s education.
2. Children benefit when teachers understand and incorporate cultural differences intolanguage use within their daily routine.
3. Successful practices promote shared experiences in which language is used as a
meaningful tool to communicate interests, ideas, and emotions.
4. Languagedevelopment and learning are promoted when preschool teachers and
children creatively and interactively use language.
5. Experimenting with the use, form, purpose, and intent of both the first andsecond
language leads to growth in the acquisition of the second language.
6. Continued use and development of the child’s home language will benefit the child
as he or she acquires English.
7. Codeswitching is a normal part of language development for many bilingual
children.
8. Coordination and collaboration among families, teachers, and specialists become
crucial in supporting the languageand literacy development of children with disabilities
and other special needs.
9. Engaging in multiple literacy practices, such as reading books, singing songs, and
reciting poetry, is part of thedaily life of most families.
10. Offering a variety of opportunities for children to explore written materials and their
meanings as well as the sounds of spoken language through rhyme andalliteration
builds the language and literacy skills of preschool English Learners.
El propósito del Proyecto de Aprendizaje de Inglés para los Niños de Edad Preescolar es proporcionar información valiosaque se basa en las investigaciones actuales sobre varios aspectos del desarrollo, capacidades y experiencias cotidianas de los niños preescolares que aprenden el inglés, tales como los que se...