Identifying Young Dual Language Learners: State Policies, Home Language Surveys, and Language Proficiency Assessments. State Technical Assistance Report

Autor/in	Fonseca, Manuela
Institution	Applied Engineering Management Corporation (AEM); Preschool Development and Expansion Grant Technical Assistance (PDG TA)
Titel	Identifying Young Dual Language Learners: State Policies, Home Language Surveys, and Language Proficiency Assessments. State Technical Assistance Report
Quelle	(2017), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	State Policy; Bilingual Students; Educational Practices; Needs Assessment; Talent Identification; Outcome Measures; Language Proficiency; Family Environment; Preschool Education; Kindergarten; Surveys; Language Tests; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Illinois; Massachusetts; New Jersey; Texas; Language Assessment Scales; Woodcock Munoz Language Survey; Preschool Language Scale; Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungspraxis; Bedarfsermittlung; Begabtenanalyse; Talentsuche; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Familienmilieu; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	The United States is becoming a more culturally and linguistically diverse nation. This is especially true when we look at the youngest generation of learners. This growing diversity increases the need to accurately identify young children as dual language learners (DLLs) prior to kindergarten. Ensuring educators have a strong understanding of their students' skills helps guarantee their early learning programs are able to build on students' strengths and address their needs. This timely brief addresses the questions: How are states identifying and assessing young DLLs? What policies and practices are in place? What assessment measures are appropriate and effective? It examines state policies requiring the identification of DLLs in Pre-K reviews current practices in home language surveys and language proficiency assessments. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	AEM Corporation. Tel: 703-464-7030; e-mail: support@grads360.org; Web site: https://pdg.grads360.org/#program
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01