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Language diversity in kindergarten: Working on language awareness
On this site you will find tips, examples and materials to get started with language awareness among young children. You will receive information about:
- working on a positive and inclusive classroom climate,
- organizing multilingual activities, …
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Language and Education Center: Kindergarten materials
Infancy is crucial for the development of language skills. Language is present in preschool all day long: preschoolers listen to the instructions accompanying a game, tell about their experiences, listen to a story...
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Peeing on the Road: A Multilingual Zen Story
Illustrated story for 8+ in seven versions that each combine Dutch with another language: Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Kurdish (Ardalani), Romanian and Turkish.
This multilingual children's book tells of a boy who walks home with his father …
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Kamishibai: Digital storytelling kiosk
The digital storytelling kiosk is a digital kamishibai theater with a touch screen on top of a bookcase.
Ninety-eight stories are shown on screen in twenty-one different languages. Some stories also have a processing activity associated with them. The …
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The airplane class. Towards strong language education in primary school
The increasing diversity is putting schools to the test. How can we best help non-Dutch speaking children to learn Dutch? What does a powerful language learning environment look like? Can a school become more of a home, a 'living room …
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Storytelling kiosk: Digital kamishibai
On the digital story kiosk there are 98 stories to see and this in 21 different languages. Via the touchscreen, children can quickly and easily choose a story in a language of their choice.
- the aim is appreciation of the home language and multiple …
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Teach kids languages: Dutch
Teach children simply Dutch. To a limited extent free of charge, the more extensive version is € 5.
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Multilingualism, an asset! Inspiring work with multilingual children
More and more children are being brought up in a language other than Dutch. Their wealth of languages is not a stumbling block, but rather a source for learning and an indispensable starting point for quickly and efficiently acquiring Dutch as a …
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Multilingualism and language awareness in the classroom
This appendix contains sheets with tips on different and multilingual books and training and background information regarding multilingualism and language awareness.
This information comes from Marlies Algoet & Jaantje Verbruggen, HUB, …
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Language Awareness in primary education: In a positive way to deal with languages in the classroom
Sofie Jonckheere, employee Cell Education and Multilingualism of the Regional Integration Centre Foyer Brussels goes deeper in this article on how to deal with non-native and multiculturalism in the classroom. All children come later rightly in a …
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Multilingualism as added value
Do you or does your organization regularly come into contact with children who speak other languages? Are you convinced that linguistic diversity can enrich these children, yourself, but also the rest of society? Or are you still struggling with …
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French: The earlier the better? And how?
Under the slogan began early, playing half the Flemish Education Council held on February 22, 2008 a seminar on learning French in primary school. In the morning speakers gave some background information and reviews on the subject and the book …
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