| | | | | Learn how schools can support members of their school community impacted by the events in Ukraine. This resource collection also includes classroom resources and tips on how educators and families can discuss the conflict with young people. |
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| When Luis Paulino started eighth grade after moving to New York from the Dominican Republic, he was bullied for his differences. By 2010, Paulino was no longer the new kid in school. He was a tutor in algebra class, where he first met Angel Gonzalez, another Spanish speaker who had just moved from the Dominican Republic. |
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| Learn more about the impact of the national substitute teacher shortage on ELLs and educators of ELLs in this in-depth article for Colorín Colorado by Dr. Diane Staehr Fenner. The article includes results from an anonymous survey we recently shared with our audience. |
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New on Colorín Colorado This article shares a brief summary of the legal requirements related to ELLs and highlights some of the questions schools have been asking about how to best implement these laws and regulations. |
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| Learn how Virginia’s Alexandria City Public Schools has formalized social-emotional learning during COVID-19 for diverse groups of students of different ages. |
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| Matt de la Peña is an award-winning author of numerous books for young adults and children. His picture book Last Stop on Market Street won the Newbery Award.
In this interview with Colorín Colorado, Matt talks about the community where he grew up, his conversations with young people about reading and writing, and how he continues to reflect on his own identity and experiences through his books. |
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 Video: How language worked in my household
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Recommended Resources
Upcoming Webinars
The following free, for-credit webinars from the American Federation of Teachers focus on ELLs.
Prioritizing Social and Emotional Support for ELLs, School Staff, and Families
When: 3/23 at 3pm ET
This session will highlight how an elementary school in Dearborn, MI has kept social-emotional learning at the center of the school's instruction and outreach during COVID-19. Participants will also see a brief excerpt from Colorín Colorado's award-winning documentary film, "You Are Welcome Here."
Note: This webinar is part of Share My Lesson's 2022 Virtual conference, featuring numerous free webinars for educators. Literacy and ELLs: Using Academic Language Instruction to Unlock Success
When: 4/14/22, 6pm ET
What strategies can educators and tutors use to teach vocabulary that supports word recognition and text comprehension? In this webinar, you will learn how to select vocabulary for instruction, as well as research-based methods to teach different kinds of vocabulary words and phrases.
On-Demand Webinars
Archives for the previous events in AFT's new literacy webinar series are now available: - Improving Literacy of ELLs: Tips, Resources, and Strategies for Individualized Instruction
- Literacy and ELLs: Scaffolding with Visual and Linguistic Supports
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| National Farmworker Awareness Week takes place at the end of March. Educators who work with migrant farmworker students have a unique opportunity to make a significant difference for their students, even if they only work together for a short time. Learn more about partnering with farmworker students and families from our related resource section. |
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Teacher Jorge Bermudez: How migrant education prepared me for success |
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| Learn how you can increase ELLs' peer collaboration and make their group work more successful with these strategies and recommended resources. This article is part of our Strategies for ELL Success guide. |
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Video: Try one new thing at a time when working with ELLs |
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For Families These tips for families offer ideas on supporting and monitoring their child's social-emotional wellness throughout the year. |
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by Donna Barba Higuera
2022 Newbery Winner
Congratulations to Donna Barba Higuera, whose book The Last Cuentista is the first book to win the Newbery and the Pura Belpré Youth Author award!
 There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.
Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?
by Andrea Wang
illustrated by Jason Chin - 2022 Caldecott Medal
- 2022 Newbery Honor
- 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature: Picture Book Winner
 Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail covered watercress as they can.
At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family get food from the grocery store? But when her mother shares a story of her family's time in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together, they make a new memory of watercress. |
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March Booklists
Women's History
These books celebrate women who have paved the way for generations to follow: For more great titles and activities, see the Trailblazers project from Reading Rockets' Start with a Book project!
And for more stories that feature strong girls, see the following: The Legacy of César Chávez This booklist honors the legacy of the great civil rights leader César Chávez, whose birthday is commemorated on March 31. Related books are also available in our bilingual Migrant Stories booklist. |
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