ELL Family Outreach
The first step in building a partnership with the families of English language learners (ELLs) is to make sure that they feel welcome at their child's school. This resource section includes ideas that all members of the school community can try!
Getting to Know ELL Families
In this excerpt from ASCD’s February 2016 edition of Educational Leadership, Helping ELLs Excel, Colorín Colorado Director Lydia Breiseth offers ideas for building productive relationships with diverse ELL families. For additional ideas, see the December 2019 edition of Educational Leadership, Building Bridges for ELLs.
Featured Articles
- Making Students and Families Feel Welcome
- Tips for Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences with Multilingual Families
- Engaging Latino Families: Learning from an Autism Screening Program at a Community Based Clinic
- Six Reasons Why ELL Family Outreach Is Working in Brockton, MA
- How to Build Partnerships with Immigrant Families
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Partnerships with ELL parents
Including parents in the special education referral process
Communicating effectively with parents about student needs and services
Bobbi Houtchens: Considerations for Adolescent ELLs (Part 4 of 4)
Community ties
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Secrets for Success
In search of a better life
ELL parent engagement in Middle School
Reaching out to Latino families
Becoming Bilingual: Parents as Partners
ELL Parent Outreach: Tips for Success
Strategy: Parent Letters
Books and Booklists
Guides and Toolkits
Research and Reports
- Understanding Latino Parental Involvement in Education: Perceptions, Expectations, and Recommendations
- Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: Do Their Migration Histories Limit Their Children's Education?
- In the Child's Best Interest? The Consequences of Losing a Lawful Immigrant Parent to Deportation
- Early Childhood and Family Investment Transition Report
- Dual Language Learners in the Early Years: Getting Ready to Succeed in School
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ELL News
- What parents of English learners need to know | Quick GuideEdSource| January 05, 2024
- How Head Start Parents Are Building Careers As Early Childhood EducatorsEdSurge| December 06, 2019
- Teaching Parents the Right 'Questions to Ask' in SchoolsEducation Week| December 04, 2017
- La Paz Chattanooga Helps Hispanic Students Enroll for SchoolChattanoogan| August 24, 2017