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 Refer back to Brian Cambourne's Eight Conditions for Learning checklist that apply to language and literacy development in young language learners. Assess your early childhood program and decide if the environment meets the conditions for language and literacy acquisition. (LOOK AT ATTACHED DOCUMENT)

In a minimum of 2-pages (not counting the title page and references page), complete the following:

1. Choose two (2) conditions for language and literacy development, from Brian Cambourne’s Conditions for Learning, where you think your early childhood program could improve.
2. Include at least one (1) strategy for improvement for each condition selected.
3. Include how this improvement could specifically add support for ELL children.

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Conditions for Learning

30% of total grade

Mastery

Comprehensive attempt to select two (2) conditions for language and literacy development, from Brian Cambourne’s Conditions for Learning, where you think your program could improve. In-depth details and examples provided.

Strategies for Improvement

30% of total grade

Mastery

Comprehensive attempt to identify one (1) strategy for improvement for each condition selected. In-depth details and examples provided.

Improvements

30% of total grade

Mastery

Comprehensive attempt to discuss how each improvement could specifically add support for ELL children. In-depth details and examples provided.