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Professional Development Session

Format: Mixed model, 1 hour interactive session; Prior to the session: read selected state publication pages, articles, PowerPoint and handouts. View World Full of Language—“Strategies for Supporting Second Language Acquisition) and Language is the Key on streaming video. During the session, participants will discuss strategies for supporting young English learners as they begin to communicate in English. In addition, small groups will unpack the World Full of Language video to develop strategy banks for each recommended practice.

Young children who are English learners are hearing the sounds of English, familiarizing themselves with words in English and learning how words go together in phrases and short sentences.  For children to practice this new language, they need to be in a comfortable and welcoming environment that allows language experimentation and accepts children’s efforts to communicate. Prior to the session, participants read selections from state publications, access and read the articles and handouts, and view the PowerPoint and streaming video presentations. During the interactive session, participants will discuss the substrands of the speaking strand, second language development and strategies for supporting preschool English learners’ second language acquisition.

Resources

	State Publications California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1, pp. 115-122 California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1, pp. 196-204 A World Full of Language: Strategies for Fostering Second Language Acquisition Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices for Promoting Language, Literacy and Learning, Code Switching, pp. 58-60
	Chapters and Articles Ford, K. 2010. 8 Strategies for Preschool ELLs' Language and Literacy Development ¡Colorín Colorado! Reading Rockets. 2010. Use Words to Teach Words ¡Colorín Colorado!
	Powerpoints Supports for Oral Language Development (slides 25-33, PEL Guide Training, Chapter 8 extended) Facilitating Language Use and Development (slides 34-38, PEL Guide Training, Chapter 8 extended) Focus on One Technique: What is Dialogic Reading?  (slides 52-58, PEL Guide Training, Chapter 8 extended)
	Handouts Two Types of Questions (PEL Guide Training, Chapter 8 extended, HO p. 7)
	Video Language is the Key video (PEL Chapter 8 Module)