ASCD is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership association provides expert and innovative solutions in professional development, capacity building, and educational leadership essential to the way educators learn, teach, and lead.

Offers information, research, and policy recommendations for policy-makers, educators, and parents working on behalf of children.

Resources for helping educators increase parent outreach to refugee families.

Links to many printable activities and worksheets. Topics include coloring books, paper dolls, math and reading activities and games.

The AFT seeks to promote educational excellence and equity for English language learners (ELLs) to ensure they meet the same challenging standards required of all students.

This document outlines the AFT position on the education of English language learners.

A list of seven tips for involving bilingual families at school. (<i>Please note that the recommendation to enlist other bilingual children as translators refers to guiding new students at school and assisting with translating at programs, not at parent-teacher conferences.</i>)

A case study of a Latino mother and her difficulties in helping her daughter achieve success in the U.S. school system. Offers discussion questions for staff to reflect on ways they might better assist immigrant families.

This is a very popular book that can be found in many new teacher orientation programs to help teachers get off to a good star in the new school year. This link goes to the book's Amazon page.

Website with many links to research, articles and useful links to support bilingual language development.