Seereer pre-primary students use pictures to help them read the story in their MT book.( Senegal) © SIL International, Senegal
MTB MLE teachers encourage their students to write creatively in their MT about things they know and think about, even before the students can form letters neatly and spell words correctly. They also help students learn the MT spelling rules and give them time to practice writing words and sentences.
Including the Excluded: Promoting Multilingual Education
KG2 Patani Malay student’ s MT story.( Thailand) © Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Thailand
When MTB MLE students do all these activities, they become confident writers who love to communicate their thoughts and ideas in written form. Two Kindergarten Year 2( KG2) teachers in the Patani Malay-Thai MTB BE programme described what happens in their classrooms:
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