LEARNING IN TWO LANGUAGES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: WHAT EVERY E ...

LEARNING IN TWO

LANGUAGES IN EARLY

CHILDHOOD: WHAT EVERY

EARLY CHILDHOOD

PROFESSIONAL NEEDS TO

KNOW

Mileidis Gort, Ed.D.

The Ohio State University

Welcome

Overview of Topics

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? Types of bilinguals

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? Pathways to bilingualism

3

? Stages of bilingual development

4

? Typical and atypical markers of

bilingual development

TOPIC 1:

DEFINING

BILINGUALISM AND

BILINGUALS

Defining Bilingualism

? Bilingualism is not only about proficiency in

two languages

? Bilingualism is about proficiency, use, and

experience

? Each language serves different purpose/s

? Each language is used in different places,

with different people

? Each language is a different tool for a

different job!

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