Find tips classroom staff and home visitors can use when they do not speak the languages of the children in their care:
- Creating Environments that Include Children's Home Languages and Cultures
- Including Children' Home Languages and Cultures
- Inviting and Supporting Cultural Guides and Home Language Models
- Language Modeling with Dual Language Learning Infants
- Language Modeling with Dual Language Learning Toddlers
- Organizing Learning Experiences
- Supporting Dual Language Learners with Classroom Schedules and Transitions
- Supporting English Language Development When Children Have Little Experience with English
- Dual Language Learners: Considerations and Strategies for Home Visitors
Explore additional resources that support the Planned Language Approach and include strategies for working with DLLs:
- Transition to Kindergarten: Supporting Children Who Are Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
- Code Switching: Why It Matters and How to Respond
- How to Use Bilingual Books
- Responsive Teaching and Learning Environments for Dual Language Learners
- Selecting and Using Culturally Appropriate Children's Books in Languages Other Than English
- Selecting and Using Culturally Responsive Children's Books
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Resource Type: Article
National Centers: Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning
Audience: Teachers and Caregivers
Last Updated: May 29, 2024