The Language Justice Initiative
Through The Language Justice Initiative, IREE is committed to improving education, services, and support provided to multilingual learners and their families.
Tools of Language Justice
We provide professional development, technical assistance, leadership, and policy development support to ensure those in the early childhood education field are prepared to help linguistically diverse students thrive and succeed academically.
Equity & Excellence in Early Childhood
Advancing equity requires that professionals in Early Childhood Education view children’s diverse languages and cultures as assets in classrooms and childcare settings. This can be achieved by promoting the use of all language varieties, such as Black, Latinx, Native American and Asian languages and dialects, as well as ensuring all children have full access to learning and social-emotional development.
With our support, educators and other professionals acquire knowledge and skills that allow them to deliver equal, rich learning experiences that support language development. This can help us transform and enhance the services and education provided to young multilingual learners and their families. Doing so is key to advancing equity in early childhood education and ensuring dual language learners are supported, celebrated, and appreciated.