Personal Research Journey


 

Hey guys, welcome back to my Blog. I believe everybody is beginning to settle down into this class. Anyhow, I just want to talk briefly about the topic I have chosen for the simulation. Being an immigrant myself and seeing how children of immigrants struggle in class to fit into their new environment, I think it is proper my research topic should center around immigrants students issues. No other topic that is more appropriate than Dual-Language Learners (DLL) in the Preschool Classroom.

Welcoming children from diverse language backgrounds into the early childhood classroom demands that we give these DLL children several support layers necessary to succeed. According to Nemeth (2018), early childhood educators must intentionally create language-rich environments for young children. Therefore, researching strategies teachers can use to best support or produce the best outcome for DLL in preschool is essential. Consequently, I will be exploring tools that will help young children develop language and literacy skills in their early learning environment. 

The research chart in this week's assignment allows me to understand vital research terms, extract and summarize text, and, most importantly, the opportunity to recognize quality information among the expansive online content. I learned these basic facts are necessary when considering any online source:

  1. Authority - Who is the author? What is their point of view? 
  2. Purpose - Why was the source created? Who is the intended audience?
  3. Publication & format - Where was it published? In what medium?
  4. Relevance - How is it relevant to your research? What is its scope?
  5. Date of publication - When was it written? Has it been updated?
  6. Documentation - Did they cite their sources? Who did they cite?


Applying the above principles will help to sieve the wheat from the tar.

Guys, I earnestly covet your contributions, and I look forward to hearing from you on how to move forward on this topic. No suggestion is irrelevant. Thank you 



                                 Reference

Nemeth, K. N. (2018). Dual-language learners in the preschool classroom  

        Retrieved from https://highscope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/ 08/170.pdf

Comments

  1. Kathleen MontoyaJuly 18, 2021 at 9:07 AM

    I think it's wonderful that you picked dual language learning because you have gone through it and you know exactly how the children and families feel in the learning environment. inclusion for dual language learning in the classroom makes a huge impact on their education. I hope you find useful information during your research journey that you have not used so you can have more ways to help children in your classroom and in other rooms.

    The two links below have great graphics you can use:

    https://www.eagleschools.net/parents/multilingual-education/dual-language-education

    https://earlyedgecalifornia.org/7-facts-about-dual-language-learners/

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    1. LucyJuly 18, 2021 at 10:36 AM

      Thank you, Kathleen, for reading my post and the link you have provided. I will be going through these websites and see what information they have to offer.

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  2. Myrna ShakirJuly 18, 2021 at 1:01 PM

    Thank you for bringing more awareness to the issue that Dual-Language Learners (DLL) experience in the classroom. As educators we need to ensure that they are receiving the appropriate services in school. When working with Dual Language Learners, we don’t want the children or their families to feel that as educators we do not value their native language. I saw this article: Bilingual and Home Language Interventions With Young Dual Language Learners: A Research Synthesis and thought it may be helpful with your research.

    https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=12&sid=dd35b6dd-0c8f-4043-8a19-77cfb7ccb8c9%40sessionmgr103

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  3. FarahJuly 18, 2021 at 1:23 PM

    Lucy,
    Not only did you chose a great topic but you choose a topic that you can relate to and that is important to you. The information that you find and your personal experiences will educate a lot of people on DLL. Here is a link that I think will be good for research.
    https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/dual-language-learners

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