Session Information
2012 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo
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What Bilingual Staff and Volunteers Need to Know
Track : November 09, 2012
Program Code: 239767
Date: Friday, November 9, 2012
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM  EST
Location: Georgia World Congress Center B208
SPEAKER (S):
Karen Nemeth, Principal Consultant, Language Castle LLC
Faith Polk, Assistant Professor, Brandman University
Description
Many programs recruit bilingual staff and volunteers to meet different language needs. What should bilingual staff/volunteers do in early childhood classrooms? What orientation do they need? What professional development is available? How should they use their first/second languages with children? We'll help programs work together to learn about effective bilingual strategies and develop guides they can bring back. We'll outline why bilingual staff and volunteers need support, preparation, or guidance. We'll present research and resources to back this up. Then we'll present ideas for creating an orientation program to inform bilingual staff/volunteers about the basics of first/second language development and prepare them to work effectively in one or both of their languages according to the needs of each program. Strategies will be presented with large group discussion. Next, participants will work in small groups to compile items to include in a guide for bilingual staff/volunteers. The groups will come together to compile one guide that will be shared with participants and posted on the NAEYC presenters' site and we will collect email addresses to send the information directly to the participants who can continue to network with each other after the conference. A comprehensive list of resources will be provided so that bilingual staff/volunteers can find the support and ideas they need, and so that supervisors, directors, master teachers, and professional development providers can learn more about appropriate roles for bilingual staff and volunteers in early childhood programs.


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