English for Child Care: Language Skills for Parents and Providers

English for Child Care Language Skills for Parents and Providers

MARIANNE BREMS

JULAINE HERREID ROSNER

WITH MARSHA CHAN

This ESL integrated skills textbook! teaches English to learners who take care of children ! focuses on the day-to-day language of parents and child care providers ! embeds all language skills in child care contexts! gives practical assignments for communicating orally and in writing

with children, parents, and teachers ! includes fun, interactive, age-appropriate activities: games, songs,

nursery rhymes, and puzzles

English for Child Care Language Skills for Parents and Providers

IntegratedskillstextbookforEnglishlanguagelearners

•  TeachesEnglishtolearnerswhotakecareofchildren•  Focusesontheday‐to‐daylanguageofparentsandchildcare

providers

•  Embedsalllanguageskillsinchildcarecontexts

•  Givesprac?calassignmentsforcommunica?ngorallyandinwri?ngwithchildren,parents,andteacher

•  Includesfun,interac?ve,age‐appropriateac?vi?es:games,songs,nurseryrhymes,andpuzzles

ChapterOpeners

Vocabulary

CommonchildcareitemsChapter1

Talkingaboutinjuries&expressingsympathyChapter4

Reading

Chapter3

Chapter8

SentenceStructure

OralSkills

Iden?fyingillnessesChapter5

Informa<onGapAc<vi<es

InfoGap–PartnerA

InfoGap–PartnerB

Games

TheSafetyGam

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CulturalNotes

NurseryRhymesandSongs

The Request Game Ch 6 Activity 11

•  Groupsof3‐4.Shuffle&dealallthecards.

•  Playerslookattheirhandandplaceanymatchestheyhaveonthetablefaceup.Thinkaboutthewordsfortheirpictures.

•  Objec?ve:Findthematchingcardforeachrequestcardinyourhand.Togetpairs,maketherequeststhatarepicturedonyourcards.Oneachturn,makearequestofanotherplayer.Example:Miriam,wouldyoupleasefoldthelaundry?Listener,checkyourhand.Ifyouhavethecardwiththatac?vity,sayYes,I’dbegladto(oranotherappropriateexpression)andgivethecardtotheaskingplayer.Otherwise,sayNoandgiveanexplana?on.(Examplefollows.)

Request Game example Example 1 A: Maria, can you fold the laundry? B: Sure, I’d be glad to. (B gives A her card). (next person’s turn) Example 2 A: Maria, can you fold the laundry? B: No, I’m sorry. I’m washing the dishes right now. en I have

to do my homework. (next person’s turn) After one player makes a request, the next player takes a turn. e game continues until all players have made pairs with all

their cards.

EnglishLanguageSkillsforParentsandChildCareProviders

MarianneBremsJulaineRosner

MarshaChan

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