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CHAPTER 5<br />

RESOURCES<br />

Castellón, M., Cheuk, T., Greene, R., Mercado-Garcia, D., Santos, M., Skarin, R. & Zerkel, L. (2015).<br />

Schools to learn from: How six high schools graduate English language learners college and career ready.<br />

Stanford, CA: Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Education. Retrieved from<br />

http://ell.stanford.edu/content/schools-learn<br />

This report presents detailed case studies of six schools with exemplary programs for newcomers and ELs;<br />

the studies are based on site visits and data gathered by teams of researchers. The executive summary<br />

presents shared values and innovative school design elements identified in the schools. Each case study<br />

provides a vignette of a class, background information on the school, descriptions of the programs,<br />

processes, practices, and supports in place for students and teachers, as well as examples of materials used<br />

by teachers for planning and instruction.<br />

Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. (2011). Immigrant children and youth: Enabling their<br />

success at school [Center Policy Brief]. Los Angeles, CA: Author. Retrieved from<br />

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/immigrant.pdf<br />

This policy brief discusses “(1) different reasons families migrate, (2) concerns that arise related to<br />

immigrant students, (3) prevailing school practices for addressing immigrant concerns, (4) a framework for<br />

broadening what schools and communities do, and (5) implications for policy.”<br />

Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR). (n.d.). CPIR Resource Library [Web page]. Retrieved from<br />

http://www.parentcenterhub.org/resources/<br />

The CPIR Resource Library serves as a central resource of information and products to the community of<br />

Parent Training Information (PTI) Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs). Most<br />

resources are translated into Spanish.<br />

Colorín Colorado. (n.d.a). Welcome Kit for ELLs [Web page]. Retrieved from<br />

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/welcome-kit-new-ells<br />

The Web page outlines the components to include in a successful parent welcome kit.<br />

Colorín Colorado. (n.d.b). Helping parents become partners. Retrieved from<br />

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/helping-parents-become-partners<br />

This interview with an ESL interpreter who has developed a family literacy and parent involvement<br />

program discusses best practices for increasing parent participation and confidence, encouraging literacy,<br />

and helping schools and communities support ELs and their families.<br />

Digby, C., & Bey, A. (2014, December). Technology literacy assessments and adult literacy programs: Pathways<br />

to technology competence for adult educators and learners. Journal of Literacy and Technology, 15(3).<br />

Retrieved from http://www.literacyandtechnology.org/uploads/1/3/6/8/136889/jlt_v15_3_digby.pdf<br />

This article provides case studies of digital literacy programs.<br />

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION • <strong>NEWCOMER</strong> <strong>TOOL</strong> <strong>KIT</strong> • CHAPTER 5 • 25<br />

No official endorsement by the Department of any product, commodity, service, enterprise, curriculum, or program of instruction<br />

mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. For the reader’s convenience, the tool kit contains information about<br />

and from outside organizations, including URLs. Inclusion of such information does not constitute the Department’s endorsement.

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