The following resources provide recommendations on how schools can effectively partner with families who will be arriving from Afghanistan in the coming months. It also shares lessons learned from schools already partnering with this community.
Paula Markus is the former ESL Coordinator for the Toronto District School Board (District), home to about 40,000 English language learners (ELLs).
This reference list is part of Navigating Tough Topics in the Classroom: Tips for ELL Educators
This article offers ideas for schools serving new groups of multilingual families who have relocated to their community, such as asylum seekers, with specific tips for schools that have not previously had a large populations of English language learner
This article provides a profile of students with interrupted formal education, their strengths and needs, recommendations of best practices, and examples of different kinds of support that will accelerate their academic achievement.
The following resources can support schools' partnerships with the multilingual families of English language learners (ELLs), with a special focus on newcomer families and resources for educators who are new to working with ELLs.
Learn more about what's happening around the country related to English language learners (ELLs), immigrant families, and refugees during COVID-19.
Learn more about strategies that individual educators and schools can use to support immigrant students, help address stress and anxiety, and create a respectful classroom environment discussions related to immigration.
Gabriela Uro is Manager for English Language Learner Policy and Research for the Council of the Great City Schools