In recent years American schools have incorporated large numbers of immigrant children, many of whom are English Language Learners (ELL).  Due to this, parent involvement/engagement could provide a significant source of support for students and teachers.  Unfortunately, parent support can be limited due to barriers in language, which also can hinder support from educators and staff.  This page is intended to be a linking resources to information that can assist both parents/families of ELL students and educators.



http://www.nccrest.org/Briefs/PractitionerBrief_BuildingCollaboration.pdf

This is a breif put together by the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCREST) for educators addressing the barriers that will be faced and ways to transcend them.




Links:


TO ARTICLE:

 "Parental Involvement Can and Should Cross Language Barriers." http://ednews.org/articles/22436/1/PARENTAL-INVOLVEMENT-CAN-AND-SHOULD-CROSS-LANGUAGE-BARRIERS/Page1.html

"Working with Young English Language Learners: Some Considerations." http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-2/young.html





TO FURTHER INFORMATION:

 Provides links to other sources involved with ELL students. http://www.iowaparents.org/links/directory/557.html

Informationa about Project Care which is a federally funded Title III grant which is designed to maximize a professional development model that will provide training to teachers to become endorsed in ESL/ELL education. http://www.coe.ksu.edu/esl/projectcare/project_info.html