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Articles & Research Links
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Most ESL research is pointing towards strengthening the home language. Here are a few articles that support this view:
October 2011 “Promising Practices" of Early Childhood Education for Immigrant and Refugee Children in British Columbia Practices - Project development by Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC Prepared by: Maryam Nabavi, PhDc, Educational Studies, University of British Columbia 2010 "Educational equity for children from diverse language backgrounds: Mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual education in the early years" Summary, Jessica Ball, M.P.H., Ph.D. University of Victoria, Canada |
Article and photo from Abbotsford Today (July 10, 2010) Education Feature: Early Literacy Program for Punjabi-Speaking Families A Hit
Article and photo from Abbotsford Today (February 18, 2009)
Education: Harry Sayers School Profiled as Exemplary 
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Article with photo from Abby News (September 2010) Rapinder
Rai prepares her classroom at Harry Sayers Elementary School. New
all-day kindergarten classes begin across the province today (click link
below to read)
Article and photo from Abbotsford School District press release (June 21, 2010) Families Celebrate New Early Literacy Development
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Click here to read a few of the testimonials from Rapinder's workshops.
