Newcomer Students by

2026-03-13 13:51:47 UTC

I'm wondering if new comer students are getting any social studies content in their learning?

2026-03-13 13:51:58 UTC

What are their hopes?

2026-03-13 13:52:00 UTC

I wonder how to properly support a student who does not read or write English or Spanish. Spanish is his first language.

2026-03-13 13:52:05 UTC

I wonder what kind of family support they have. Both parents? One parent? Aunt or uncle? How can I support the whole family?

2026-03-13 13:52:12 UTC

How to help them feel comfortable participating in community circles .

2026-03-13 13:52:27 UTC

Specific strategies teachers can use to best support new comers with content. In addition to translation of documents.

2026-03-13 13:53:10 UTC

What are some activities that can help them feel welcome in a new environment?

2026-03-13 13:53:28 UTC

I am wondering if I should be solely focused on language with my newcomer students as opposed to content. EX. expecting them to write a simple sentence in English instead of taking the math test in Spanish.

2026-03-13 13:53:32 UTC

How can I make my Spanish support more interactive for my newcomers?

2026-03-13 13:53:46 UTC

Wondering about their story!

What led them to uproot everything and come to the US?

Who did they arrive with?

How can I support you?

Do you have everything you need?

How can I help?

2026-03-13 13:53:48 UTC

What are their travel stories?

2026-03-13 13:53:49 UTC

How can you most effectively differentiate for a wide range of newcomer abilities within a single class?

2026-03-13 13:53:57 UTC

Having access or resources to help translate assignment, readings, or other things quickly.

Having access to finding other items related to topics in class that they may be aware of.

2026-03-13 13:54:02 UTC

They are always so kind and when I ask them if I can help more or what I can do they typically say they are good. Although, I worry that they need more than what they are expressing, because they don't want to be a bother.

2026-03-13 13:54:13 UTC

How can teachers ensure that Newcomers understand the content in whatever language it is presented in.

kmattila — 2026-03-13 13:54:16 UTC

What are effective strategies for supporting large groups of newcomer students (1/3-1/4 of the class are newcomers) with limited support from a Spanish speaking aide? How can I better engage these students who are hesitant to engage with content?

2026-03-13 13:54:34 UTC

What supports are families getting from OSD to support their students at home in order to learn the language, and educational system?

2026-03-13 13:54:52 UTC

I am wondering how I can properly support my students, when communicating with their parents is a struggle or almost nonexistent.

2026-03-13 13:55:34 UTC

As a reading teacher, I'm wondering if I should be having them independently read stories in English at a lower level (during independent reading time) or if they should be reading books in Spanish. What is better for them?

2026-03-13 18:17:11 UTC

What supports are teachers given when they receive a newcomer?

2026-03-13 18:17:27 UTC

I wonder why my newcomers are so rambunctious?

2026-03-13 18:17:30 UTC

Is there any direction or objections to the use of an audio translation device?

2026-03-13 18:18:30 UTC

How can we help new comers transition easily?

2026-03-13 18:18:33 UTC

What are the districts expectations of teachers who are teaching newcomer students?

2026-03-13 18:18:38 UTC

how to support a student when I don't have their language to speak and they can't read yet in their language or mine.

2026-03-13 18:18:48 UTC

I wonder about each of their stories and how they arrived here

2026-03-13 18:19:19 UTC

What supports/resources are available to parents of newcomers? Specifically in regards to the language aquisition of their child.

2026-03-13 18:21:04 UTC

How to do we address and identify the trauma as well as the language needs of newcomers in our current world climate?

2026-03-13 18:23:13 UTC

strategies and tools to be able to help students in the classroom setting would be great

kpalomo6 — 2026-03-13 20:43:12 UTC

I think more of the students' stories need to be presented to all the teachers and required for them to listen to and learn about. It allows them to connect and understand the big picture of who they are working with in their classroom.