Social and Emotional Support for Immigrant Students
Immigrant students can face a number of difficult situations as they acclimate to a new culture. They may also be learning a new language and have significant family responsibilites or experience with trauma. These resources provide guidance on how to help address some of these needs as well as draw on student strengths and resilience.
Related Resources
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Featured Articles
- How to Provide Social-Emotional Support for Immigrant Students
- How to Create a Welcoming Classroom Environment for ELLs
- 8 Tips to Protect ELLs from Bullying in Your Classroom and School
- Using a Strengths-Based Approach with ELs: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence and Chronic Stress
- Six Reasons Why ELL Family Outreach Is Working in Brockton, MA
Related Video
You Are Welcome Here: Supporting the Social and Emotional Health of Newcomer Immigrants
Dr. Karen Woodson: Social-Emotional Support for Students from Central America
Looking at the Whole Child: Conversations with an Award-Winning Social Worker
Younger children's concerns and questions about immigration
Why not all changes in behavior require a special education referral
What if the Gingerbread Man's mother gets arrested?
Roger Rosenthal: Welcoming Immigrants
Students giving their best
Students' comfort
Social & emotional needs of adolescent ELLs
Creating a welcoming environment for high school ELLs
Get to know your students
Books and Booklists
Research and Reports
- The Cultural Strengths of Latino Families: Firm Scaffolds for Children and Youth
- The Physical and Psychological Well–Being of Immigrant Children
- The Living Arrangements of Children of Immigrants
- The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty
- Health and Social Service Needs of U.S.-Citizen Children with Detained or Deported Immigrant Parents
Featured Programs
Partnering with Multilingual Families in Brockton, MA
Learn how the public schools in Brockton, MA support partnerships with multilingual families and the impact those partnerships are having.
You Are Welcome Here: Support for Immigrant Students in Dearborn, Michigan
You Are Welcome Here (#DearbornWelcome) is an award-winning 20-minute film from Colorín Colorado highlighting how the Dearborn, MI public school district is helping its immigrant students succeed.
How a Community School Helps ELLs Succeed
Visit Wolfe Street Academy in Baltimore, MD, a school with more than 60% ELLs, to see how this community school is supporting its students and families through programs and services that include dental screenings, food giveaways, after-school activities, and much, much more!Academia Cuauhtli (Austin, TX)
Academia Cuauhtli (a Nahuatl word that means "eagle") is a grassroots program that the National Education Association describes as "part ethnic studies, part language revitalization, and part professional development." To learn more about Academia Cuauhtli, see the following:
- Academia Cuauhtli and the Eagle: Danza Mexica and the Epistemology of the Circle (Annenberg Institute)
- Academia Cuauhtli Works to Bridge History with Language (KLRU / PBS NewsHour)
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ELL News
- How bibliocounseling can create space for Black girls and girls of color to connect in schoolKQED| September 22, 2023
- Change in how poverty is calculated has decreased funding for a Baltimore school serving immigrant studentsThe Washington Post| May 21, 2019
- Trump administration proposal would evict undocumented immigrants from public housingThe Washington Post| April 26, 2019
- 4 Practical Steps to Help Immigrant Families in Your School CommunityEducation Week| September 14, 2018