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Dual Language Learners Home Literacy Environment: A Training Workshop For Head Start Professionals, Kerry A. Shea
Dual Language Learners Home Literacy Environment: A Training Workshop For Head Start Professionals, Kerry A. Shea
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Given that demographic statistics in early childhood settings show an increase in the number of children who are Dual Language Learners (DLLs), it is necessary to provide early childhood education professionals with information and skill-building opportunities regarding how to best serve DLL children. Head Start, a federally funded preschool for children and families living in poverty, provides services for an increasing number of DLLs. Head Start professionals are in need of effective professional development about DLLs and their families. This study examined the effects of a training on Head Start professionals' knowledge and skills for working with DLL families. Participants …