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Early Learning Environments: Embracing and Valuing Home Languages

Early Learning Environments: Embracing and Valuing Home Languages

Sheron C. Burns, Janice E. Jules
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781799840756|ISBN10: 1799840751|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799856795|EISBN13: 9781799840763
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch010
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Burns, Sheron C., and Janice E. Jules. "Early Learning Environments: Embracing and Valuing Home Languages." Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms, edited by Janice E. Jules and Korah L. Belgrave, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 187-204. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch010

APA

Burns, S. C. & Jules, J. E. (2021). Early Learning Environments: Embracing and Valuing Home Languages. In J. Jules & K. Belgrave (Eds.), Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms (pp. 187-204). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch010

Chicago

Burns, Sheron C., and Janice E. Jules. "Early Learning Environments: Embracing and Valuing Home Languages." In Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms, edited by Janice E. Jules and Korah L. Belgrave, 187-204. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch010

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Abstract

The literature establishes that a child's language development begins before birth and precedes to the beginning of formal education. For this reason, the first place of learning is the home, under the guidance of parents and family. Therefore, on entering a school system, a young child already has a base of knowledge and can communicate competently in many ways. However, often the child's communicative competence in some aspects contrasts with the standards of school culture. This chapter sets out to highlight the importance of incorporating children's home languages into their formal learning environment during the first eight years of life. Further the chapter underscores the need to maximize the learning process, while respecting learners' cultural and personal identities, learners and their parents and guardians must be able to understand the significance of language for communication. Accordingly, providing a quality early learning experience must include accepting, embracing, and valuing each learner's home language.

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