id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
dialog-556	Matera, Carola; Armas, Elvira; Lavadenz, Magaly	Professional Development for Transitional Kindergarten Teachers of Dual Language Learners: Learning and Applying Scaffolded Dialogic Reading	2016	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1700	98	45	With a child found to be at the initial stage of English language development, for example, the teacher needs to be able to ask questions that allow the child to participate over time at progressive stages of language development. While there is little literature on teacher professional development to meet the unique needs of young children, especially DLLs, the research affirms that teachers need effective training in evidence-based strategies that significantly improve children’s English language skills (Castro et al., 2013; Espinosa, 2010; Saunders et al., 2013).	cache/dialog-556.pdf	txt/dialog-556.txt