Phillips details instructional supports for multilingual learners
Phillips says all early childhood programs must use visual aids, modeling, vocabulary development, home language connections, and family partnerships. She says these practices help children participate while developing English.
Emergent multilingual learners across early childhood settings experience language-rich, culturally and linguistic responsive learning experiences.
Our emergent multilingual guidance, as well as ongoing city professional learning,
supports educators with instructional strategies.
Those include using children's home languages and linguistic strengths, visuals and real objects, gestures,
intentional vocabulary development, repeated readings, family knowledge, and developmentally appropriate observation across languages and communication modalities.
As reflected in the New York State Education Department's blueprint for MLELL success, we believe all teachers are teachers of multilingual learners.
Every educator can create an environment in which children's languages are visible, valued, and incorporated meaningfully into learning.