Posted: May 22nd, 2023

Given the increasing number of children from diverse cultural

Given the increasing number of children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, there is need to put in place programs that increase knowledge and skills on cultural and linguistic diversities particularly in the provision of early childhood care (Beavers & Amico, 2005). Early childhood education teachers should be equipped with in-depth knowledge and skills to support the children’s understanding based on theoretical and empirical framework concerning the language differences, culture, race special needs and social classes. In addition, teachers should increase children’s knowledge on language acquisition as well as learning appropriate actions related to the acquisition of language (Guzmán, 2001). With the increasing number of monolingual children among the immigrants populations, the programs that will enable children be bilingual and speak the English dialect is necessary.