Welcoming linguistic diversity in early childhood classrooms : learning from international schools

 Content: SECTION ONe Chapter 1 Eithne Gallagher: Young Children Have Stories to Share Chapter 2 Denise Sullivan: Using Multilingual Strategies in Monolingual Early Childhood Classrooms Chapter 3 Patricia Parker: A Year with Five Beginners: Excerpts from the Journal of a First Grade Teacher Chapter 4 Carol Breedlove: Developing the Basic English Language Skills of Young Children in a Linguistically Diverse Classroom Chapter 5 Nancy Stauft: An International School Celebrates its Diversity Chapter 6 Kalei Brumsickle: An Amazing Journey: Making English Language Learners Successful Chapter 7 Anita Hayim-Bamberger: The Importance of Maintaining Mother Tongue and Culture in the ClassroomSECTION TWo Chapter 8 Maulfry Worthington: Young Mathematicians: Global Learners Chapter 9 Frances Bekhechi: Meeting the Needs of Young Second Language Learners who Struggle Chapter 10 Dylan Yamada-Rice: The Benefits of Sign Language in the International Preschool Curriculum Chapter 11 Debra Rader: Addressing Transition Issues with English Language Learners in the Early Childhood Years Chapter 12 Steven Luscomb: Music: The Universal Language Chapter 13 Ernestina Meloni: Italiano Si! Si! Teaching Italian through Pe Chapter 14 Jeffrey Brewster: The Role of the Library in Supporting Young Language Learners and their Families.Chapter 15 Angela Hollington: Breaking the Silence: One School's Response to a Non-Communicative Class Chapter 16 Colleen MacDonell: Library Programming for Young English Language LearnersSECTION THREe Chapter 17 Coreen Sears: Listening to Parents: Acknowledging the Range of Linguistic and Cultural Experiences in an Early Childhood Classroom Chapter 18 Jane Scott: Writing and Implementing a Language Policy in the Primary Section of a Linguistically Diverse School Chapter 19 Sally Flanagan and Sarah Ford: Maintaining Mother Tongue and Home Culture in a Child's School Experience Chapter 20 Elaine Whelen: Joining the Mother tongue Conversation from an Administrator's Perspective Chapter 21 Laura Bridgestock: Native Languages and the Ib Chapter 22 Emily Munyoki: Sometimes if you Ask a Silly Question you get a Serious Answer or How I Learned Five Languages