Download or read book Teaching Young Children a Second Language written by Tatiana Gordon and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last two decades have yielded some important research on how first and second generation immigrant children live and study in the United States. In particular, there are some significant findings that concern young children's second language development. This book provides an overview of recent linguistic and methodological research and examines the ways in which new theoretical findings can inform classroom practice. Gordon is particularly concerned with ways of rendering instruction intellectually challenging and exciting in the primary level ESL classroom.