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ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS
The Alphabet
Basic Everyday Spelling
Connected Speech
English for Child Care
Homophone Cards
Issues in English 2
Kiss Your Accent Goodbye
Look in the Lake Pronunciation Cards
Phonics Bingo Cards
Phrase by Phrase Pronunciation
Practical Everyday Spelling
Pronunciation DOs and DON'Ts
Rhyming Words Cards
Spelling Fusion
Using Your Hands to Teach Pronunciation

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English for Child Care

Language Skills
for Parents and Providers

English for Child Care cover

by Marianne Brems and Julaine Rosner, with Marsha Chan

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English for Child Care: Language Skills for Parents and Providers is a comprehensive text designed to meet the language requirements of adults who care for children. The book consists of three sections: Getting Started, Health and Safety, and Ages and Stages.

The book provides practice for high-beginning to low-intermediate language learners in the integrated skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Therefore, the program can be used as the core resource in a language development class for child caregivers and parents. The target audience of the book is students in the following environments:

  • community college and university ESL classes
  • adult and community education classes
  • community based English tutoring programs
  • parenting classes
  • English classes for vocational education and worker
  • training programs
  • au-pair English training programs

In addition, with the use of the companion CD, individuals with an interest in English with a child care emphasis/content focus can use the program independently.

  • respond appropriately to English sentences used in the child care workplace, at home, and in school
  • participate in conversations in English with children, parents, and staff in child care settings, at home, and in school.
  • orally and in writing, use level-appropriate grammar to communicate effectively with parents, teachers, and child care providers about child-related topics, such as illnesses and incidents
  • comprehend and respond appropriately to readings related to child care and parenting
  • orally and in writing, use vocabulary words and phrases frequently found in the context of child care and parenting
  • recognize selected aspects of American childrenís culture, such as, songs, nursery rhymes, and games, and use these with children

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