Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Refugee / Migrant Students
Enabling Academic Success for Secondary Students with Limited Formal Schooling*
A research report from Brown University addressing concerns about SIFE education. The report documents a successful literacy program in a Boston public school: the Haitian Literacy Program at Hyde Park High School.
New Americans, New Promise: A Guide to the Refugee Journey in America
Author Yorn Yan describes the refugee experience in the United States and how to best help refugees through the acculturation and transition process of becoming a New American. This book is available for purchase from Fieldstone Alliance.
The Vancouver Sun: A Tough Beginning
This articles tells the story of student Johnny Romah, and discusses efforts in Canada to educate SIFE students.
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs
The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Program's (AFOP) mission is to improve the quality of life for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families by providing advocacy for the member organizations that serve them. AFOP's Children in the Fields campaign also advocates for enhanced educational opportunities and protective child labor laws for children.
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
Provides technical assistance to service providers working with refugee children and their families in the U.S.
BRYCS: Involving Refugee Parents in Their Children's Education
Resources for helping educators increase parent outreach to refugee families.
BRYCS: Welcoming and Orienting Newcomer Students to U.S. Schools
Resources targeted towards helping newcomer students adjust to their U.S. school environment.
CAL: U.S. Resettlement Domestic Service Provider Toolkit
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center offers these resources designed for resettlement agency staff and others who provide initial Reception & Placement orientation to newly arrived refugees in the United States. This section features lesson plans and promising practices on various CO topics as well as program development resources.
CAL: Refugee Support Resources
Resources for refugee support including books and videos from the Center for Applied Linguistics.
Center for Applied Linguistics
CAL provides language education products and services to educators, service providers, and businesses.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Country Information
Weblinks to information on hundreds of cultures and countries across the globe.
Colorín Colorado: How to Support Refugee Students in the ELL Classroom
This Bright Ideas article explores the unique challenges that both refugee students and their teachers face, as well as a number of suggestions of ways to address those challenges and a list of useful resources.
Education Week Article: "Schools Brace for Bhutanese Wave"
This article from Education Week describes efforts of educators across the country who are preparing for a wave of Bhutanese refugees to enter their schools. Subscription necessary to view article.
Education World: Meeting the Educational Needs of Migrant Students
These resources include articles, state-wide models and programs, and curriculum ideas for educators working with migrant students.
Effective Programs for ELLs with Interrupted Formal Education
This research article from the Office of English Language Learning & Migrant Education at the Indiana Department of Education gives an overview of effective instructional approaches for English Language Learners with interrupted formal education, and provides comprehensive resources and research on SIFEs.
Human Rights Watch: Children's Rights
Information on refugee, displaced, and migrant children.
International Center of Indianapolis: Transitioning Refugees*
Transitioning Refugees: Connections at the Crossroads — A Resource Guide for Service Providers and Volunteer Mentors
This article from KidsHealth provides an overview of causes, signs, and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and how children can be affected and treated by PTSD.
Maryland State Parental Information Resource Center
The Maryland State Parental Information Resource Center's (PIRC) mission is to help parents, community members, and educators in Maryland work together to increase family involvement and improve student achievement. The website offers extensive information in Spanish, as well as information for newly arrived immigrants.
National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs
This is a listing of organizations across the country that offer educational programs for people working with populations that have experienced violence, and that provide treatment services for victims.
I'm a teacher in Pakistan. Today I visited this site for the first time. It really is worthy to read and helpful in making applications even to my classroom here in Pakistan. Thank you.
~ Sarah
