Foundations for Serving Multilingual Preschoolers with Disabilities

Webinar
ID number
268807012
Date
Location
Online - at your computer

Your home or school
Any, IL 00000
United States

Time
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Registration
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

For multilingual preschoolers with disabilities, fostering their bilingualism is important for their overall development; however, it is not always easy to know how to best support them, especially when one doesn’t speak their language. In this session, we will provide an overview of multilingual preschoolers, including the latest research on how multilingual children with communication-based disabilities develop language, how to apply a strength-focused approach to their bilingualism, and what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) says specific to children who speak a language other than English at home. Join us for this interactive session, filled with interactive activities, resources, and real-life case studies! 

Presenter
Xigrid Soto-Boykin
Learner objectives

1. Explain what current research says about the bilingual language development of multilingual preschoolers with communication-based disabilities. 

2. Provide one example of how one can apply a strength-focused approach to the bilingualism of multilingual preschoolers with disabilities. 

3. Explain what IDEA says specific to children who speak a language other than English at home. 
 

Intended audience
Administrator, Early Childhood Special and General Educator, Family Member, Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist, Psychologist, Speech/Language Therapist, Teacher Assistant
Contact hours
2.00
DEC Recommended Practice Alignment
Instruction
State Performance Plan Indicator Alignment
SPPI 7 - Early Childhood Outcomes
Gateways training stage
Introductory
Training topic area
Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Interactions with Children, Special Needs/Inclusion
Gateways to Opportunity content area
Interactions, Relationships and Environments
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