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U.S. Department of Education NEWCOMER TOOL KIT This document was prepared by the National Center for English Language Acquisition (NCELA), under Contract No. ED-ELA-12-C-0092, awarded to Leed Management Consulting, Inc. in Silver Spring, Maryland. Synergy Enterprises, Inc. and WestEd also assisted with the publication of the document. June 2016
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Chapter 1: Who Are Our Newcomers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Who Are Our Newcomers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Terms Used to Describe Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Newcomers’ Contributions to American Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 How Schools Can Support Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Classroom Tool Teaching Students About the Contributions of Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Professional Reflection and Discussion Activity Guides “See Me”: Understanding Newcomers’ Experiences, Challenges, and Strengths (Jigsaw) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Reading Jigsaw Note-taker Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Resource List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 2: Welcoming Newcomers to a Safe and Thriving School Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fundamentals for Welcoming Newcomers and Their Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Providing Information About School Systems and Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Information Schools Can Provide to Newcomer Families to Support Integration . . . . . . . .3 Implementing Best Practices for Welcoming Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Classroom Tools Orienting and Accommodating Newly-Arrived Refugees and Immigrant Students . . . . 16 Connecting with Newcomers Through Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Schoolwide Tools Fact Sheets and Sample Parents’ Bill of Rights and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Framework for Safe and Supportive Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Personal Reflection and Discussion Activity Guides Parent and Family Engagement Practices to Support Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Characteristics of Effective Practices to Engage Newcomer Parents and Families . . . . . 22 Identification of Examples of Parent and Family Engagement Practices . . . . . . . . . . 23 Resource List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | NEWCOMER TOOLKIT | i No official endorsement by the Department of any product, commodity, service, enterprise, curriculum, or program of instruction mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. For the reader’s convenience, the tool kit contains information about and from outside organizations, including URLs. Inclusion of such information does not constitute the Department’s endorsement.
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Cultivating Global Competencies New
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Misconceptions (continued) • Deve
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CHAPTER 3 CLASSROOM TOOL Checklist
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CHAPTER 3 RESOURCES Resource List A
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