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Talks for Talks for professionals working with bilingual children Australian Newsletter for Bilingual
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 CONSULTANCY Talks For Professionals Bilingual
children in family day care. Parents who are native speakers of a community language
and wish to raise their children bilingually are often frustrated by their
children's limited attainment in the community language. These difficulties
are particularly pronounced for working parents. Family Day Care providers
who are native speakers of a language other than English can be an important
resource to parents who wish to raise their children bilingually. The aim of
this talk is to give careers and parents ideas on how to maximise NESB carers
potential for supporting bilingual children's development of the community
language. back to available talks back to top Practical
suggestions for supporting bilingual children's language development in
Family Day Care. This talk is aimed at English speaking family day care providers with children from non-English speaking backgrounds in their care. Strategies are discussed for providing family centred care while at the same time promoting the children's development of English. Participants will be encouraged to abandon common fears and prejudices surrounding bilingualism and embrace the potential which bilingualism affords the development of children. back to available talks back to top The
parent-school interface: How can teachers advise parents and what can parents
do to help their bilingual
children's language development in the LOTE classroom. LOTE
teachers can play an important role in supporting NESB children's development
of the home language. The purpose of this talk is to make this role easier
for teachers. Ways in which teachers can involve parents in their children's
language development at school and support the ongoing language development
in the family are discussed. back to available talks back to top Stages of
language development in young bilingual children. This talk looks at the stages of language
development under simultaneously bilingual conditions. Both the similarities
between monolingual and bilingual development as well as the additional
dimensions of bilingual first language acquisition are presented. Much of
this talk is based on Susanne's own research of German-English bilingual
children growing up in Australia, but also includes evidence from
French-English and French-German bilingual data. The principles of bilingual
language development extracted that way make predictions about the
simultaneous development of other language combinations. These are useful for
professionals with a language focus, in particular speech pathologists and
early childhood educators. back to available talks back to top Aspects of
bilingual development: implications for the assessment and treatment of
children from non-English speaking background. This talk is
aimed at speech pathologists working with bilingual children. It commence
with an overview of the research knowledge regarding language delay/disorder
and bilingualism. From that conclusions will be drawn for advising
families who wish to raise their children with a
'language-other-than-English' in the home. Suggestions are made
regarding what to look for and ask for when assessing children's development
in home languages as well as the structuring of treatment for cross-language
generalisations. It is hoped that colleagues will share their own experiences
and strategies during the discussion part following the presentation. more back to available
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