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What is a Language Environment? Making Space for Every Child’s Voice

March 5, 1 p.m. ET

Even in classrooms full of noise and activity. We call it language isolation. It’s prevalent in early child education and something we all need to address. But what if language isolation — like so many of the biggest challenges facing early childhood educators today — can be improved by focusing on improving the language environment?
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