Dual-language learners from birth to age 3 Key terms/topics: • Dual Language Learners • Current trends • Bilingualism/Multilingualism • Code switching • Native language • Language delay Articles/Resources/ Key findings: • https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning/Supporting-Young-Dual-Language-Learners • Dual Language Development: Double the Benefit | ZERO TO THREE • Differentiating Language Difference versus Language Impairment in Young Dual Language Learners • Bell, S. (2023, September 25). Multilingualism: Multiple benefits. ZERO TO THREE. https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/multilingualism-multiple-benefits/ • Biden-Harris Administration launches “being bilingual is a superpower” to promote multilingual education for a diverse workforce. Biden-Harris Administration Launches “Being Bilingual is a Superpower” to Promote Multilingual Education for a Diverse Workforce | U.S. Department of Education. (2023, November 16). https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-launches-%E2%80%9Cbeing-bilingual- superpower%E2%80%9D-promote-multilingual-education-diverse-workforce • Ebert, K. D., Rak, D., Slawny, C. M., & Fogg, L. (2019). Attention in bilingual children with developmental language disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(4), 979–992. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_jslhr-l-18- 0221 • Freeman, M. R., & Schroeder, S. R. (2022). Assessing language skills in bilingual children: Current trends in research and Practice. Journal of Child Science, 12(01). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1743575 • Titone, D., & Tiv, M. (2023). Rethinking multilingual experience through a Systems Framework of Bilingualism. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 26(1), 1-16. doi:10.1017/S1366728921001127 Future directions-Narrowing in on trends/ research findings • Research trends/topics on language trajectory of dual language learners • Narrow in and define my deliverable Organization/plan: • Work on something-brochure, pamphlet, presentation, or video that I can share with families/providers • Decide how to use this • Use it with a child and family Presentation/ Deliverable: • Use strategies identified in research with a child and family • Share knowledge and research with family/providers • Record data: Track responsiveness toward strategies (adult and child behavior) overall progress and language development (target behavior). Research Presentation End