Newcomers
According to the US Department of Education (2016) “newcomers refer to any foreign-born students and their families who have recently arrived in the United States”. Programming and Instruction must be designed to specifically meet students’ English language development and grade-level content needs while also addressing the student’s social and emotional needs. U.S. Department…
Migrant Education Program Video
General information regarding the migrant education program
Lau Plan Resources
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Migrant Literacy Net
Migrant Literacy Net is a free resource in South Dakota. It provides teachers with quick assessments and research-based supplemental lessons, to help students improve foundational literacy skills. The MLN is a product of a Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grant with funding from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Migrant Education.
Links
https://curriculum.eleducation.org/curriculum This free, non-profit organization has created lessons for various content areas and grade levels that include supports for English Learners, and includes Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. For ELs, there are Levels of Support that include suggestions for providing differentiated instruction for students at varying stages of language proficiency. Use in both content…