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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 awareness: Quartet
A quartet made for a language awareness lesson, with simple words and sentences in Dutch, Arabic, German and Spanish.
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Motivating students to learn a language
Do you know it? Students who are timid or anxious to speak in front of the class. How can we help these students?
This is possible through the use of technology such as the iPad.
The goal is not to use an iPad, but how do we encourage students to …
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But how can we read in multilingual? Overcoming the last barrier: Kindergarten
In a previous blog post from Kleutergewijs you could read an answer to two questions that teachers ask themselves when it comes to multilingual reading: Which books are suitable and where can I find them. In other words, the learning material is …
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The road to multilingual reading, overcome three barriers: Kindergarten
More and more schools are working on a supported vision of multilingualism. Research shows that you can capitalize on multilingual reality by giving home languages a place at school and in the classroom. A positive attitude towards language …
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Digital storytelling kiosk: Borrow the digital kamishibai theater
The digital storytelling kiosk is a digital kamishibai theater with a touchscreen on top of a bookcase. There are 98 stories on screen in 21 different languages. Some stories also have a processing activity associated with them. The stories are …
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Language awareness: Lesson and preparation
A lesson (preparation) language awareness that you can get started in a diverse class.
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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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