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| Title | Webinar: Head Start 101: Getting Started with Dual Language Learners |
| Body | *The Office of Head Start National Webinar: Head Start 101/:/ Getting Started with Dual Language Learners in Head Start & Early Head Start*. *From*: Gretchen Gunning – 703-908-8860 or (GGunning@pal-tech.com) *Date*: November 18, 2009 *Time*: 2:00PM – 3:00PM EST *Description*: This webinar is the second professional development opportunity in the year-long series, *Ready for Success: Supporting DLLs in Head Start*. This multi-media series will help programs support the development and learning of dual language learners (DLLs), who are children speaking a language other than English at home. One-third of the enrolled children in Head Start and Early Head Start are DLLs. This Webinar will be divided into four 15-minute segments, each segment focusing on one topic related to DLLs. Topics include: * Program Design and Management – ongoing professional development; using interpreters and translators; and involving parents who speak languages other than English in governance activities. * Learning Environments and Responsive Curriculum – promoting children’s cultural and linguistic identity; supporting the home language and the acquisition of English; and social and emotional development. * Supporting Families – learning from families and building on their strengths; and collaborating with community partners in serving diverse families. * Q and A Later in the year-long series, other topics will be covered including Assessment; Language and Literacy; and Multiculturalism and Diversity. Save the Dates will be distributed in advance of their launch. Click here <http://www.fc-tv.com/clients/headstart/duallanguage/registration-live.asp> to register for Head Start 10. To view the webinar after November 18, 2009, please visit the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center <http://www.eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc >. The Program Preparedness Checklist can also be downloaded during the Webinar and is currently available at the ECLKC website <http://www.eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc > You can start sending questions now to DLLquestions@pal-tech.com. Deadline for submitting questions is *November 6*. Your questions will be answered during the Webinar or on the ECLKC. |
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| Inputdate | 2009-11-01 05:40:50 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-11-01 05:40:50 |
| Expdate | 2009-11-18 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2009-11-02 00:00:00 |
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