Region 5 - (DLL1) Dual Language Learner: Setting the Stage for Our Young Dual Language Learners; Implementation of CECO Module 1

• Discover the groups and projects that have received funding to provide educators with professional development specific to California’s young dual language learners.
• Explore who California’s young dual languae learners are by looking at terminology, statistics, characteristics, and developmental pathways.
• Consider why it is important to understand how young dual language learners learn and develop language as well as other key school-readiness skills.
• Discuss how programs and teachers can provide rich learning environments for young dual language learners to thrive in.