English for Child Care

Language Skills
for Parents and Providers

by Marianne Brems, Marsha Chan, and Julaine Rosner

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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 workertraining programs
au-pair English training programs

In addition, with the use of the companion CD (mp3), 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 children’s culture, such as, songs, nursery rhymes, and games, and use these with children