This website hosts updates, meeting summaries, and information about the Early Language Learning Group at the University of Washington in conjunction with Washington State Coalition for International Education, OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction), and WAFLT (Washington Association For Language Teaching).
 

Series of Programs Begun in 2006

First program held January 30, 2006:

• Heritage Language Learning & Teaching

Second program held March 6, 2006:

• Prospera: After School Literacy Program for Spanish Speakers

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Early Language Learning Symposium at UW

The Early Language Learning Group held a one-day symposium on Early Language Learning at the University of Washington on November 11, 2005. Link to handouts on the Symposium page and view the keynote presentation by Dr. Julia Herschensohn, Chair of Linguistics at the UW:

• Recent Research on Child Bilingualism  (PowerPoint)

• iEARN (PowerPoint)

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Notes from Meetings

• Meeting 7/8/2005 - Initial meeting to form the group
• Meeting 7/20/2005 - Develop ideas for Title VI grant proposal
• Meeting 8/31/2005 - Meeting with Dr. Mimi Met
• Meeting 9/15/2005 - First planning meeting for Early Language Learning Symposium on November 11
• Meeting 9/27/2005 - Second planning meeting for Early Language Learning Symposium on November 11
• Meeting 12/14/2005 - Review the Evaluations from the Early Language Learning Symposium

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Resources

College of Charleston > Linguist
http://www.cofc.edu/linguist/
How are language and thought related? July 14, 2005
 

Raising Children Bilingually  |  PDF
http://www.lsadc.org/faq/index.php?aaa=bilingchildfaq.htm
Linguistic Society of America Brochure

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