tailieunhanh - Working with Young Children who are Learning English as a New Language

What do we know about the demographics of this diverse population? In 1990, Buchanan estimated that there were approximately 30 million peo- ple in the United States whose native language was not English. In 1998, Cheng said that there were 8 million immigrants from Southeast Asia alone. The 2000 United States census (. Bureau of the Census, 2003) reports a total of more than 31 million foreign-born individuals. More than half () are from Latin America and more than one fourth () are from Asia. The rest were born in Europe (), Africa (), Oceania (), and Northern America (). These. | Working with Young Children who are Learning English as a New Language Alberta Education Cataloguing in Publication Data Alberta. Alberta Education. Early Learning Branch. Working with young children who are learning English as a new language. Also available online http teachers program esl ISBN 978-0-7785-8146-8 1. English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers. 2. English language -Study and teaching - Alberta - Handbooks manuals etc. 3. English language -Study and teaching as a second language - Alberta. I. Title. 2009 For further information contact Alberta Education Early Learning Branch 8th Floor 44 Capital Boulevard 10044 - 108 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T5J 5E6 Telephone 780-643-1258 in Edmonton or toll-free in Alberta by dialing 310-0000 Fax 780-427-5930 Principal Writers Johanne Paradis is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Alberta. Anna Kirova is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Elementary Education University of Alberta. Darcey M. Dachyshyn is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Education at Eastern Washington University. This resource is primarily intended for Early Childhood Services teachers J Playschool teachers J Day-home operators J Day-care workers J Early childhood professionals J General public Limited numbers of complimentary print copies are available from the Early Learning Branch. E-mail or fax 780-644-1188. After March 31 2010 print copies will be available for purchase from the Learning Resources Centre. Order online at http or telephone 780-427-5775. Copyright 2009 the Crown in Right of Alberta as represented by the Minister of Education Alberta Education Early Learning Branch 44 Capital Boulevard 10044 - 108 Street NW Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 5E6. Permission is given by the copyright owner to reproduce this document