"For educators of culturally and linguistically diverse young children"--Cover.

Editors, Mary Alice Connors, Joseph Walter ; videographer, John Rausch.

Narrator, Gray Eubank.

Viewers discover how baffling it is to try to understand simple messages in another language, especially when it is spoken with little affect and no other cues. Nonverbal communication strategies that help convey meaning are added, and viewers learn how helpful they are to children who are just learning English. Strategies demonstrated includes: animated facial expressions and body language, using gestures and visuals, and modeling. In addition, viewers are shown that children need respite from processing language, a chance to do other kinds of activities that allow them to relax and resotre energy for more language-based tasks.

For adults working with children ages 3-8.

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