WK4 CNT

Learning Resources

Required Resources

• Course Text: The Development of Language
• • Chapter 4, "Semantic Development"
  • • Read "Assessing Vocabulary in Bilingual Children" (pp. 105–106)
    • Read "Word-Meaning Awareness: Humor, Metaphor, and Irony" (pp. 108–109)
  • Chapter 8, "Variation in Language Development: Implications for Research and Theory"
  • • Read "Linguistic Factors" (pp. 253–254)
• Article: Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children (PDF)
  
  
• Article: Cultural Diversity and Language Socialization in the Early Years (PDF)
  
  
• Article: Understanding the Impact of Language Differences on Classroom Behavior (PDF)

Note: There is no Online Reading this week.

Optional Resources

• Web Article: Brains Show Signs of Two Bilingual Roads
  http://brainconnection.positscience.com/topics/?main=sci-news/bilingual
  
  
• Web Article: How the Brain Learns a Second Language
  http://brainconnection.positscience.com/topics/?main=fa/second-language
  
  
• Web Article: Babies Raised in Bilingual Homes Learn New Words Differently Than Infants Learning One Language
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070928092050.htm
  
  
• Web Article: Raising Bilingual Children
  http://iteslj.org/Articles/Rosenberg-Bilingual.html
  
  
• Web Site: Zero to Three FAQ: Dual Language Development: Double the Benefit
  http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_language_dual&AddInterest=1503
  
  
• Web Article: Two or More Languages in Early Childhood: Some General Points and Practical Recommendations
  http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/earlychild.html
  
  
• Web Article: NAEYC Where We Stand: Many Languages, Many Cultures: Respecting and Responding to Diversity
  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
  
  
• Web Article: Children in America's Newcomer Families: Children in Immigrant Families—The U.S. and 50 States: National Origins, Language, and Early Education
  http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2007_04_01_RB_ChildrenImmigrant.pdf
  
  
• Web Article: CAL Digest: Raising Bilingual Children: Common Parental Concerns and Current Research
  http://www.cal.org/resources/Digest/RaiseBilingChild.html
  
  
• Web Article: CAL Digest: Working with Young English Language Learners: Some Considerations
  http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0301coltrane.html

Content Review

1. The article "Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children" makes the statement, "Children become bilingual in different ways." Explain at least two different ways that children become bilingual and why it is important for people who work with young children who are learning two languages to understand the term language imbalance.
   
   
2. Based on the information on vocabulary development in your course text and other readings, explain the differences in vocabulary development for children who are bilingual and considerations to keep in mind with regard to assessing vocabulary development.
   
   
3. Explain some of the ways that culture influences children's language development and why cultural differences should be respected by educators and others who work with young children and families.