NEWCOMER TOOL KIT

CHAPTER 3
RESOURCES
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, & U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.
(2015, January). Dear colleague letter: English Learner students and limited English proficient parents.
Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-el-201501.pdf
This document provides guidance to assist SEAs, LEAs, and all public schools in meeting their legal
obligations to ensure that ELs can participate meaningfully and equally in educational programs and
services.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition. (2015, September). Tools and resources
for addressing English Learners with disabilities. In English Learner tool kit (chapter 6). Retrieved from
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/english-learner-toolkit/chap6.pdf
This tool kit provides resources for supporting administrators and teachers who think their newcomer
students may qualify for special education screening and services.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition. (2015, December). Dual language
education programs: Current state policies and practices. Retrieved from https://ncela.ed.gov/files/rcd/TO20_
DualLanguageRpt_508.pdf
This resource provides a comprehensive discussion of Dual Language programs, including current
perspectives and practices in Dual Language education.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition. (2016). White House Task Force on New
Americans educational and linguistic integration webinar series. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/
about/offices/list/oela/webinars/new-americans/index.html
This Web page located on the website of the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) contains
links to a series of videos: Webinar #1: America’s Youngest Pioneers: Immigrant Children, Youth and
Adults—What Does the Data Show?; Webinar #2: Creating Welcoming Schools; Webinar #3: Engaging
Immigrant Parents and Families; Webinar #4: Dual-Language Learning; Webinar #5: Early Learning
Opportunities; Webinar #6: Investing in Young Leaders; and Webinar #7: Pathways to Postsecondary
Education and Career Training.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement. (n.d.). Office of Refugee
Resettlement [Website]. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr
This website and the office it represents offer a vast array of resources about refugees, including a directory
of state services, sample documents, and information on unaccompanied child services, asylee eligibility
for assistance and services, and refugee health.
Valdés, G., Kibler, A., & Walqui, A. (2014, March). Changes in the expertise of ESL professionals: Knowledge and
action in an era of new standards. Retrieved from TESOL International Association website:
http://www.tesol.org/docs/default-source/papers-and-briefs/professional-paper-26-march-2014.
pdf?sfvrsn=4
This report illustrates the challenges and possibilities in relation to the new standards for the ESL
profession and the changing views it is having on teaching and English as a second language.
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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.