English Language Learners

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the English Language Learners Bulletin

Program Performance Standards: Supporting Home Language and English Acquisition

A Head Start for All Children

Glossary of Terms

THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES

Community Collaboration: The Key to Serving All Families

Bienvenida a Irelys Ramírez

A Head Start Parent’s Perspective on Language Learning

The Parent-Mentoring Initiative is Underway

Supporting English Language Learners Through Family Literacy Services

How Can Teachers and Parents Help Young Children Become (and Stay) Bilingual?

Building Strong Language Foundations in Early Head Start

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs: Juntos hacemos la diferencia

EDUCATIONAL LEADERS

Creating a Vision for Supporting English Language Learners

Welcome to the Sharing and Learning Place

A View from Puerto Rico

A New Resource for Head Start Leaders is Here!

TEACHERS AND HOME VISITORS SPEAK

How Teachers Support English Language Leaners in the Classroom

Beginning the New School Year with Learners from Many Cultures

A Visit to the Rainforest

Head Start: An Avenue to Revitalize a Language

Talking with a Teacher

Offering Families a Language Choice During Home Visits

An Asian Perspective on Language Issues

ASSESSMENT

Assessment of English Language Learners: Challenges and Strategies

The National Reporting System and English Language Learners

The Impact of Language Differences on Preschoolers' Challenging Behavior

RESOURCES

PULL OUT: Strategies to Support Positive Child Outcomes for English Language Learners

Documento desprendible: Estrategias que fomentan resultados positivos en los niños que están aprendiendo inglés

Resources

Webliography

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The Head Start Bulletin is published by the Head Start Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Tommy Thompson, Secretary

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Chris Downing, Director
Pamela Carter, Deputy Director

ADMINISTRATION ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
Joan E. Ohl, Commissioner

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Windy M. Hill, Associate Commissioner

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national, regional, and state organizations and agencies.

HEAD START BUREAU
Craig Turner, Director, Division of Program Management
JoAn Knight Herren, Chief, T/TA Branch
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E. Dollie Wolverton, Guest Editor
Jeff Fredericks, Managing Editor

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Lindsay Stevens, Editorial Assistant
Aisha Mahy, Publications Coordinator

Head Start Bulletin
English Language Learners
Issue No. 78

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Errata in the Head Start Bulletin on Father Involvement Issue 77, June 2004:

The title of the pull-out in Spanish should be Consejos para crear un libro de historias familiares. The title appears on the front cover of the Bulletin and on pages 1 and 34.

The photo credit on page 24 should read: Photo courtesy of the Cherokee Nation HS.

The byline on page 8 should read: Compiled by Bulletin Staff from Father Facts by Wade F. Horn and Tom Sylvester, 4th edition (2002). Gaithersburg, MD: National Fatherhood Initiative, and other sources.