During the last full week of every February, join the Office of Head Start and the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning online for Dual Language Learner (DLL) Celebration Week! This annual virtual celebration is all about cooperation, growth, and belonging for children who are DLLs and their families. Find us on social media using the hashtag #brilliantduallanguagelearners. Watch the videos below to learn more about DLL Celebration Week.Resources
Use these resources to support DLLs and their families.
- Culturally Responsive Supports for Children and Families During Social Distancing
- Dual Language Learners: Considerations and Strategies for Home Visitors
- Dual Language Learners Program Assessment (DLLPA)
- Engaging with Families of Children Who Are Dual Language Learners
- Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders
- Partnering with Families of Children Who are Dual Language Learners
- Planned Language Approach (PLA): Big 5 for ALL
- Professional Learning Guides to Support Children Who Are Dual Language Learners
- Selecting and Using Culturally Appropriate Children’s Books in Languages Other than English
- Selecting and Using Culturally Responsive Children’s Books
- Supports for Classroom Language Models for All Children: Step-by-Step Guide
- Using Consultants to Improve Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Program Services and Practices for Children and Families
American Indian and Alaska Native:
- A Report on Tribal Language Revitalization in Head Start and Early Head Start – 2015
- A Training Guide for Implementing Making It Work In Tribal Early Learning Settings
- Tribal Language Preservation and Revitalization
Equity and Belonging:
- Advancing Racial and Ethnic Equity in Head Start
- Culture, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (CDIE): Spotlight on Human Resource Systems
E-Learning:
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