Supporting the Oral Language Development of Young Dual Language Learners: Why and How

On October 11, Teaching Strategies hosted a Webinar with Dr. Linda Espinosa. We're sorry to say we ran into difficulties recording the audio portion of the presentation, but this was a great Webinar and we'd like to share it anyway.

Dr. Espinosa discussed current research findings on the critical importance of fostering oral language development during the preschool years, including findings from neuroscience on brain development and bilingualism. She then described specific strategies designed to enhance certain aspects of oral language proficiency that have been linked to reading comprehension for young dual-language learners.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• early childhood education
• dual-language learners
• English-language learners
• preschool

[tsiwebmaster]

@mindymarissa Hi, thanks for your comment. We did indeed have quite a bit of trouble with the audio portion of this Webinar. However, we decided to post it anyway because we agree that there is interesting info there. We've been working to make sure we prevent any potential audio problems when we record our Webinars. Please let us know if you have any questions about this content.

[mindymarissa]

Seems like it may be interesting but it is difficult to hear and understand. Closed captioning would be helpful.