Theoretical Considerations in Developing Adequate Practices towards Building Literacy Skills in Bilingual Preschool Children
Keywords:
Literacy, Knowledge Background, Second Language, Foreign Language, Language Acquisition, Language Learning, Bilingual ContextsAbstract
This paper explores the notions related to the acquisition or learning of a second language, and the implications of such a learning/acquisition process in preschool programs. Current theories explaining the process of natural language acquisition by children are explained, as well as the implications of a second language. After analyzing recent theories and research on bilingual education and literacy, the author highlights the importance of creating contexts favorable to the acquisition of language, reading and writing skills. The key element to create a classroom centered on the student is to be able to gauge the social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds of children. It is thus important to be familiar with the child's family environment, and his/her knowledge of everyday life.
How to reference this article:
Salmon, Ángela K., “Consideraciones teóricas para fundamentar prácticas adecuadas para el aprendizaje de la lectoescritura en niños preescolares bilingües”, Revista Educación y Pedagogía, Medellín, Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Educación, vol. XX, núm. 51, (mayo-agosto), 2008, pp. 165-173.
Received: november 2007
Accepted: january 2008
Downloads
References
Baker, C., 2000, The Care and Education of Young Bilinguals: An Introduction for Professionals, Buffalo, Multicultural Matters Ltd.
Chamot A. y O'Malley, J., 1987, “The cognitive academic language learning approach: A bridge to the mainstream”, TESOL Quarterly, núm. 21, pp. 227-249.
Chomsky, N., 1986, Knowledge of Language, Nueva York, Praeger.
Christie, J., B. Enz y C. Vukelich, 2003, Teachinng Language and Literacy: Preschool Through the Elementary Grades, Boston, Allyn y Bacon.
Cummins, J., 1991, “Interdependence of first- and second-language proficiency in bilingual children”, en: E. Bialystok, ed., Language Processing in Bilingual Children, Nueva York, Cambridge University Press,
pp. 70-89.
Curtiss, S., 1997, Genie: A Pscyholinguistic Study of a Modern-Day “Wild Child”, Nueva York, Academic Press.
Dickinson, D. y K. Sprague, 2006, “The nature and impact of early childhood care environments on the language and early literacy development of children from low-income families”, en: S. Neuman y D. Dickinson, Eds. Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Nueva York, The Guilford Press.
Edwards, C., L. Gandini y G. Forman, 1998, The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach, Adavanced Reflections, Greenwich, CN, Ablex Publishing Corporation.
Goodman, K., 1989, Lenguaje integral, Mérida, Ed.Venezolana.
Heath, S., 1983, Ways with Words, Cambridge, MA, Cambridge University Press.
Hudelson, S., 2005, “Adding on English writing in a bilingual program: Revisiting and reconceptualizing the data”, en: P. Matsuda y T. Silva, eds., Second Language Writing: Perspectives on the Process of Knowledge Construction, Mahweh, NJ, Erlbaum.
International Reading Association and National Association of Young Children, 1998, “Learning to read and write: Developmentally appropriate practices for young children. A joint position statement of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC), Adopted 1998”, Young Children, vol. 53, núm. 4, pp. 3-46.
Krashen, S. y T. Terrel, 1983, The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom, Inglewood Clirffs, NJ, Alemany Press.
Layzer, J., C. Layzer, B. Goodson y C. Price, 2006, Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Findings from Project Upgrade in Miami-Dade County, Cambridge, MA, Abt Associates Inc.
Moll, L., 1992, “Bilingual classroom studies and community analysis”, Educational Researcher, vol. 21, núm. 2, pp. 20-24.
National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1996, “NAEYC position statement: Responding to linguistic and cultural diversity - Recommendations for effective early childhood education”, Young Children, vol. 51, núm. 2, pp. 4-12.
Nelson, C. A., 2003, “Neural development and lifelong plasticity”, en: R. M. Lerner, F. Jacobs y D. Wertlieb, eds., Handbook of applied developmental science, Vol. 1: Applying developmental science for youth and families: Historical and theoretical foundations,Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, Inc., pp. 31-60.
Roskos, K. y S. Neuman, 2006, “Environment and its influences for early literacy teaching and learning”, en: S. Neuman, y D. Dickinson, eds., Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Nueva York, The Guilford Press.
Salmon, A. K., 1999, “Ciclos temáticos: una alternativa para el desarrollo de la lectoescritura bilingüe”, Lectura y Vida, vol. 20, núm. 4, pp. 26-35.
_, 2001, Múltiples formas de cultivar lectores y escritores autónomos, Quito, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana.
Salmon, A. y R. Truax, 1998, “Developing Child-Centered Learning”, Educational Leadership, vol. 55, núm. 5, pp. 66-68.
Snow, C., P. Tabors y D. Dickinson, 2001, “Language development in the preschool years”, en: D. K Dickinson y P. Tabors, eds., Beginning Literacy with Language: Young Children learning at Home and School, Baltimore, Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., pp. 1-26.
Tabors, P., 1997, One Child, Two Languages, Baltimore, Brookes.
Tabors, P., K. Roach y C. Snow, 2001, “Home language and literacy environment”, en: D. Dickinson y P. Tabors, eds., Beginning Literacy with Language: Young Children Learning in Home and in School, Baltimore, Brookes.
Tabors, P. y C. Snow, 2006, “Young bilingual children and early literacy”, en: S. Neuman y D. Dickinson, eds., Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Nueva York,The Guilford Press.
Taylor, D., 1983, Family Literacy: Young Children Learning to Read and Write, Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann Educational Books.
Torres, R. M., 2005, “Illiteracy and literacy education in Ecuador: Options for policy and practice”, Unesco, [en línea], disponible en: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/file_download.php/689d8fb45d48e0f1c10a498d83f0d98
Torres_Real_options.doc, consulta: mayo de 2007. United States Census Bureau, 2008, “Census 2000”, Factfinder, [en línea], disponible en: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPage Servlet.
Vigotsky, L., 1978, Mind in Society: The Development of Psychological Processes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Esta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional
