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Teachers’ beliefs related to language choice in immigrant students’ homes

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Teachers’ beliefs related to language choice in immigrant students’ homes

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Authors Jenni Alisaari, Salla Sissonen, and Leena Heikkola explain the importance of incorporating immigrant students' home language into the classroom and the overall role that it has in their education. Societal pressures to assimilate and learn English can be really hard on a child so it is important as teachers to be aware of this and make it easier for the student. The excerpt explains how we want to promote and maintain home languages as they will help these emergent bilingual students learn in the long run and feel like their cultures and backgrounds are valued in the classroom.

Jenni Alisaari, Salla Sissonen, Leena Maria Heikkola, Teachers’ beliefs related to language choice in immigrant students’ homes, Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 103, 2021, 103347, ISSN 0742-051X,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103347.

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FAQ FOR EDUCATORS ON IMMIGRANT STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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FAQ FOR EDUCATORS ON IMMIGRANT STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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This is a great FAQ sheet that answers a lot of general questions that teachers may have, especially in their first encounter with an immigrant student.

The ACLU does a good job in giving the layout of what federal laws and rules apply when dealing with immigrant students, as well as giving tips for the best ways upon going about dealing with immigrant students and putting them in contact with proper resources. The article also has a great "What If?" section where details are given about what would happen in ICE got involved, etc.

Visit https://www.aclu.org/other/faq-educators-immigrant-students-public-schools

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“You ARE Immigrant…but Not Like Us”: A discourse analysis of immigrant students’ positioning of undocumented immigrants in a CLD classroom

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“You ARE Immigrant…but Not Like Us”: A discourse analysis of immigrant students’ positioning of undocumented immigrants in a CLD classroom

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Authors and researchers Vonna Hemmler and Amanda Kibler explore specific studies of 4 particular immigrant students and their experiences in the educational system. This section from the academic journal Linguistics and Education provides a great insight on the perspective of an immigrant youth and their experiential and interactional differences with other students. The article does a great job in drawing the line for teachers regarding the balance between overstepping and not doing enough with helping their students with their families immigration statuses.

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Immigrant Students' Academic Success and Sense of Belonging

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Immigrant Students' Academic Success and Sense of Belonging

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) presents statistics regarding immigrant students' success and sense of belonging from different countries around the world. Research has shown that immigrant students are producing better test scores over time which can suggest that progressing educational policies can "complement social policies in fostering integration"("Helping immigrant students, 2015, p.5).

This source also does a great job in explaining exactly what hinders immigrant students' achievement and the steps that can be taken to help. These steps may include according to the report providing information to the parents of the students about schooling options, addressing language barriers, etc.

Visit https://www.oecd.org/education/Helping-immigrant-students-to-succeed-at-school-and-beyond.pdf

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Resources for Helping Immigrant Students Succeed

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Resources for Helping Immigrant Students Succeed

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The APA does a great job at listing resources and recommendations for teachers handling situations with immigrant students. Since immigrant students are often emergent bilinguals, the areas of need for these students often intersect and influence each other regarding where they need extra help or consideration. The APA lists ways to help these students with language, social and emotional learning, academic issues, and immigrant status in general.

Visit https://www.apa.org/members/content/immigrant-students-resources

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Immigration Policy and Status has Huge Effect in Classroom

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Immigration Policy and Status has Huge Effect in Classroom

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Patricia Gándara explains how students' immigration status and just overall immigration policy in general have huge impacts in the classroom and on the student's ability to learn. 90% of immigrant students are U.S. citizens anyway, yet still are affected and take a toll to immigration policies and treatment in the school setting.

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While for a specific University in NY, it is always helpful to see what other schools in similar communities are doing regarding their immigrant students. This Instagram pages posts about the events that they have and all of the promotions and resources they try to provide for their immigrant(undocumented and documented) students.

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Talking to the general community on new resources and inspiring stories and programs that have helped immigrant students succeed is a great way to become a bettor educator! See the Immigrant Connections page on FB!

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Educators should look to help undocumented students and families in any way they can without overstepping boundaries or making them feel uncomfortable. The best way to do this is to provide them with access to programs and other resources that can help.

Visit https://www.informedimmigrant.com/guides/educators/ to see a list of ways to help create a plan with your undocumented student's family or to help an undocumented student in general. These ways include effectively engaging the immigrant families, giving care, showing access to behavioral services, and putting families in contact with qualified immigration legal services.

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Exploring Viewpoints and English is not Say-All/End-All

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Exploring Viewpoints and English is not Say-All/End-All

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"The lack of distinct teacher socialization causes teachers to retreat to what they learned through their experiences as students". In short, teachers teach how they were taught"(Stritikus, 2002, p.18)

While it may be difficult and intimidating, teachers should be doing what is best for their specific students and researching new techniques and strategies to use in the classroom. We always want to improve upon our past experiences and lessons, creating the best educational experience for all students.

While English is important and should be emphasized, working alongside one's students and allowing them to incorporate their home languages is the way to do it.

Stritikus, Tom. Immigrant Children and the Politics of English-Only : Views from the Classroom, LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2002. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rowan/detail.action?docID=3016691.