TY - BOOK AU - Howes,Carollee AU - Downer,Jason T. AU - Pianta,Robert C. TI - Dual language learners in the early childhood classroom T2 - National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education series SN - 9781598571820 AV - P115.2 .H68 2011 U1 - 372.651 HOW 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Baltimore, Md. PB - Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co. KW - Bilingualism in children KW - United States KW - Language acquisition KW - Early childhood education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Describing the classroom experiences of dual language learners -- Experiences of low-income dual language learning preschoolers in diverse early learning settings -- The importance of sensitive measurement tools for understanding what instructional practices promote school readiness for dual language learners -- Preschool classroom experiences of dual language learners : summary of findings from publicly funded programs in 11 states -- The role of teacher-child relationships in Spanish-speaking dual language learners' language and literacy development in the early years -- Describing the language and literacy practices in classrooms with dual language learners -- The language interaction snapshot (LISn) : a new observational measure for assessing language interactions in linguistically diverse early childhood programs -- Using the observation measures of language and literacy instruction (OMLIT) to characterize early literacy classrooms -- focus on dual language learners -- The classroom assessment of supports for emergent bilingual acquisition : psychometric properties and key initial findings from New Jersey's Abbott preschool program UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1402/2010054614-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2010054614-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2010054614-b.html ER -