The Importance of Family Engagement in Supporting Emerging Bilingual Learners
This session was presented during the BUILD 2022 National Conference.
Dual Language Learners are not isolated, siloed populations; they are present in every aspect of early childhood education and supports and need to stop being addressed as a special interest population and embedded into all aspects of quality early childhood education and supports. A first step in making this happen is to authentically engage families and incorporate their voice into early childhood systems.
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