Nesanna Lee, Regina Wong & Laura Cheng
Journey of Chinese-English Dual Language Learning (DLL) Emergent - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Journey of Chinese-English Dual Language Learning (DLL) Emergent - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Journey of Chinese-English Dual Language Learning (DLL) Emergent Program Nesanna Lee, Regina Wong & Laura Cheng Nesanna Lee Site Manager 25 years of experience Regina Assistant Teacher Laura Cheng 30 years of experience Early
Nesanna Lee Site Manager 25 years of experience Regina Assistant Teacher 30 years of experience Laura Cheng Early Childhood Education Coach
Funding sources
State of California
70% Foundation that covers
- ur basic
needs 25% Quality enhancement budget
Who we are
Kai Ming Head Start, San Francisco 8 centers in the inner city 340 children 0-5 85% Chinese-American “Kai Ming” in Chinese means inspiration and enlightenment
Creative curriculum Emergent curriculum as we explored Montessori inspired curriculum Character Education Positive Parenting Program (PPP)
Kai Ming Head Start Curriculum
North Beach Center Curriculum
Dual Language Learning (DLL)
- language acquisition assessment from Univ. of
Colorado
- initiated by First 5 San Francisco
- art /cultural activities from SanFrancisco Asian
Art Museum
Kai Ming’s introduction video
Today’s goal
Present a 4-year process of DLL emergent curriculum development
Our journey in 3 stages 1.Adopting a Spanish-English curriculum into a Chinese-English environment 2.Emergent curriculum development 3.Enhancing teacher’s cultural competency
Stage 1
Adopting a Spanish-English curriculum into a Chinese-English environment
Implementation of DLL stage 1
Adopting Soy Bilingue focuses on culturally revenant teaching for Latino children
Obstacles of stage 1
Cultural differences Setting up the environment Lack of culturally relevant resources Implementation of the Teacher-based DLL model
Stage 2
Emergent curriculum development
North Beach Center Classrooms
FULL Day II Classroom
Color coded
Story time in English
Obstacles of stage 2
Staffing changes unsure about the direction to go
Stage 3
Enhancing teacher’s cultural competency
Collaboration with San Francisco Asian Art Museum Literacy Day Black History Month Study Lunar New Year Celebrations DLL parent committee—-Cultural Day Event
Curriculum Highlights
Collaboration with Asian Art Museum--Storytelling
Literacy Day
Black History Month
Lunar New Year Celebrations
DLL Parents Committee
Cultural Day Preparation
Cultural Day video
Lion Dance
Chinese Poetry
Chinese Study Group
Purpose: build cultural competency Culture and History Study Culture Sharing and Discussion Teacher Reflections Lesson Planning and Curriculum Development
Chinese Characters and Picture Matching Game
Hieroglyph Oracle Bone
Examples of Chinese Cultural Symbols in Our Daily Life
health growth success
Hidden meaning of bamboo
Tiger-head Shoes ()
brave energetic
Hidden meanings of Tiger-head Shoes ()
Chinese Brush Writing (Calligraphy)
Eye-hand coordination Calm Patient Focus
Benefits of Calligraphy
Resources for Teachers
Program Evaluation
2016-2017 school year parent survey. Overall quality of the program for this center ~~ 100% satisfied and above. North Beach Center
Assessment
Assessment conducted by University of Colorado Linguistic and Language Development Department Longitudinal study on developing Chinese-English assessment tool to assess English receptive vocabulary English expressive vocabulary Chinese receptive vocabulary Chinese expressive vocabulary
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