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CHAPTER 2<br />
CLASSROOM <strong>TOOL</strong><br />
Orienting and Accommodating<br />
Newly-Arrived Refugees and Immigrant Students<br />
Orientation for refugee and immigrant students helps to familiarize these newcomers with school routines and<br />
educational expectations. For example, newcomer students may need explanations related to:<br />
• Sitting still for long periods of time<br />
• Working independently or quietly<br />
• Riding a school bus<br />
• Discipline in the school context<br />
• Physical exams and immunizations<br />
• Following a schedule and rotating classrooms or teachers<br />
• Attendance and report cards<br />
• Using a planner<br />
• Wearing or not wearing a uniform<br />
• Changing clothes for gym in an open locker room<br />
• Raising a hand to speak<br />
• How students and teachers relate to and address one another<br />
• Lining up to leave the classroom<br />
• The role of school personnel and who to go to with specific concerns<br />
• Co-ed classes<br />
• What to do in emergency drills<br />
Source: Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS). (2008). Welcoming and orienting newcomer students to U.S.<br />
schools [Spring 2008 Spotlight]. Retrieved from http://www.brycs.org/documents/upload/brycs_spotspring2008-2.pdf<br />
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