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Home-Based Language Routines for Multilingual Families

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Examples and Templates

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Invited Parents who have students in high school to share their testimony, their tips, their advice to fellow Newcomer families.

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The student writes their story in their native language and translate it to English. Students draw pictures insert it into picture book and read it to summer school PreK students after lots of practice and feedback.

Barrier: Lack of credits...students who come in January to the US need a time to feel safe in school, summer school gives them a little English practice before they tackle on the few year. Parents have to be called to allow students to come to school.

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Literacy barrier - instead we did Oral town halls instead of lengthy newsletters in print

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I use WhatsApp to communicate with families, because it’s a communication platform parents already use and are comfortable with, due it’s international usability.

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Bridges - Listening to families and caregivers in response to "What support do you need?" "What are your  family's goals?" ... and letting them know that you are genuinely there to help them.

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Bridges - Listening to families and caregivers in response to "What support do you need?" "What are your  family's goals?" ... and letting them know that you are genuinely there to help them.

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Our family liaison visits families at their homes at the beginning of the year, or as students enroll throughout the year.

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Our family liaison visits families at their homes at the beginning of the year, or as students enroll throughout the year.

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Hosting Newcomer nights with community partners. Part of the night involved families talking in a round table about challenges and resources they have. Many families made connections with each other and community resources (English classes, health care, etc.)

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Hosting Newcomer nights with community partners. Part of the night involved families talking in a round table about challenges and resources they have. Many families made connections with each other and community resources (English classes, health care, etc.)

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We are interviewing and recording the interview in students native language about their home country and their experiences to then share with our high school staff.

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We are interviewing and recording the interview in students native language about their home country and their experiences to then share with our high school staff.

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Welcome Letter Translated

Learning about students culture

Hispanic Heritage month activities

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Taught my SPED team how to translate all documents not just IEP

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Newcomer Intake Interviews - gives us an opportunity to learn about the student's and family experience, highlight their assets, get to know about their journey

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We held parent meetings to give the parents information regarding grades, attendance, teacher information, etc. We had our Technology Department at the meetings to help parents sign up for their parent portal accounts for grades.

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Parents shared their issues and we planned parent meetings based on their issues.

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Attending as many conferences as possible and getting to know more about a students' education background, what the family's goals and dreams are for their child.

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Barrier: Families not familiar with US school routines,

Solution: Invited families into the start of the school day to see what breakfast and SEL time are like in school.

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Notifications of field trips and so on. Use of Seesaw and showing parents translation features while also providing print copies to help families receive communications.

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We use a translating app for campuses to use with families. This has been very helpful to communicate with families for languages that are not as common.

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We have a team to review transcripts and make sure student is given adequate credit for completed courses outside of the US

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We have a team to review transcripts and make sure student is given adequate credit for completed courses outside of the US

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Newcomer Backpacks to welcome families and the students with important information and community resources.

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Upon enrollment, parents have a meeting with our Language Assessment Center in which our team is trained to gatehr information regatding their newcomer typology

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Language and cultural barriers for Chinese families - switched to using WeChat app

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School didn't think their messages were getting to families. So the started Bring your own device night... families (with kids) came to an open house at the school to learn how to use the specific app that the school uses to communicate with families. teachers/school leadership worked with families to connect via app, see how to translate message, send message or question back.

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Bilingual/ESL Department provides English Language Development Academy for parents

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Our district parent liaisons are amazing!  From registration to fielding questions, they are amazing at helping families connect with education

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Our district parent liaisons are amazing!  From registration to fielding questions, they are amazing at helping families connect with education

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My site uses Language Link to communicate with families.

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*parents/families were invited. teachers/students shared student-made flash-cards for practice in math - with parents/families. as well as other things going on in LangArts. included cultural performances. and donations of household items n toys from the community - for participants and guests.

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Went to Ukrainian resource center to learn all the supports they offered

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Parent meetings for ELs are often held for the entire district so parents do not have to attend multiple meetings for each school. We also try to hold celebrations for the reclassified students at the ELAC meetings so parents of newcomers can see what is possible in the future.

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After school sessions to educate families on available scholarships and FAFSA information sessions.

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In collaboration with community partners incl Iowa State University Extension, we have offered multi-week program to help parents and students learn more about post-secondary opportunities before they even get to high school. This also helps with sharing info with families about how school works

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The barriers to bridges in our school is communication using the L1 and L2. We send letters in two languages. In instruction, we use google translate and give Spanish version of the texts. Using accommodations.

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There are so many different cultures in our district. To celebrate the many cultures and to bring awareness to the cultures; allowing for families to share some of the arts of their culture, we now host an International Culture Night.

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Class Dojo app - free app in different languages to communicate

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Class Dojo app - free app in different languages to communicate

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All grade levels actually.

Using the term "celebrating student's use of primary language" instead of "allowing student's use of primary language."

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over the phone interpreting services to communicate from school to home and viceversa

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over the phone interpreting services to communicate from school to home and viceversa

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Red Cross has resources for a presentation in Spanish about the rescue expectations from emergency fireman in uniforms.

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Red Cross has resources for a presentation in Spanish about the rescue expectations from emergency fireman in uniforms.

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Barrier: Knowing how things work in the school. Students/Parents. 

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Barrier: Knowing how things work in the school. Students/Parents. 

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Bridge: Making "How To" Videos.

1. How to get a physical for sports. a) where to get the form. b.) Clinics to take it to. c.)What to expect at the appt. d.) Turning it in.

2. How to get food in the cafeteria. (Step-by-step) We are a large HS with many stations, options, and payment options.

3. How to sign out your student.

Etc....