| | | | |  This new article from Colorín Colorado offers ideas for schools serving multilingual families who have relocated to their community or been displaced. The article includes specific tips for schools that have not previously had a large populations of ELLs.
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 Learn more about what ELL educators do and how they can share their expertise with their school community.
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In the News
This New York article by Jordan Salama takes an in-depth look at the stories of Ecuadorian families who are arriving in New York City (many of whom are Indigenous) and selling candy near subway stations and platforms.
For additional information about families who are seeking asylum, see the following from the Migration Policy Institute: |
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New on Colorín Colorado
Colorín Colorado has compiled some of its most popular resources into a user-friendly gallery that’s easy to browse and share. These resources can support schools' partnerships with multilingual families of ELLs, with a special focus on newcomer students and resources for educators who are new to working with ELLs. 
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| In this new special Colorín Colorado video project, learn how the educators of ELLs and their students benefit when evaluators are familiar with best practices for ELLs. Bonus videos, resources, and a discussion guide related to ELL evaluation are also included. |
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| Have you seen an increase in the number of students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE) enrolling in your school or district? Are you looking for strategies and tools to improve instruction and programming for SLIFE? Join SupportED for this live webinar featuring Dr. Carol Salva and Shannon Smith, MEd as they explore research-based strategies for SLIFE programming and instruction. Date: October 2 at 4:30pm ET |
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Educating Newcomers: Book Recommendations The following books are written by veteran ELL educators and are filled with practical information and recommendations for teaching newcomers.  |
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| Sara Rowbottom is senior technical advisor, Education & Youth at the International Rescue Committee. She is a technical expert in education and social emotional assets development with children and youth affected by forced migration in the contexts of resettlement, asylum and integration. In this episode of the Trauma and Resilience podcast series from our sister site AdLit.org, trauma expert Ricky Robertson talks with Sara Rowbottom about how prioritizing structures, routines, and opportunities for students of forced migration is crucial for creating a restorative and safe place for them at school. |
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|  This updated article provides a profile of SIFEs and their strengths and needs, best practices for supporting SIFEs, and ideas for instruction. The article also includes numerous resources for educators, including books, blogs, podcasts, and more.
For additional ideas, see:
 
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|  Colorín on the Go! is a free web app from Colorín Colorado and the American Federation of Teachers, offering more than 100 strategies for educators of ELLs, as well as multilingual resources to share with families!
Topics include ideas for new teachers of ELLs, ELL instruction, multilingual family outreach, and social and emotional support.
You can tell others about Colorín on the Go with our: To access Colorín on the Go from your device, visit https://go.colorincolorado.org or use this QR code! (No visit to app stores needed.)
 Video: Introducing Colorín on the Go! |
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Family Resources and Outreach
 There are many ways that multilingual families can support language and literacy at home! Colorín Colorado’s series of 8 tips for families is available in 16 languages.
Share these tips with your families in two ways: 1) A tip sheet: One single page with all 8 tips
2) One tip at a time You can also share these from your device via our new web app, Colorín on the Go! |
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Our multilingual video series offers ideas for how families can support language and literacy at home while maintaining strong ties to their culture. Each series is accompanied by a family engagement guide with workshop and activity ideas for schools and partners. |
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By Kat Fajardo
 Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceañera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality" time with her rambunctious family? Also available in Spanish. Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book. |
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These booklists for children and young adults are organized by topic so that they can easily be used all year long and across the curriculum. Many books on our recommended lists are bilingual or are available in Spanish.
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NEA’s latest Read Across America digital calendar of book recommendations and related resources for 2023-24 is now available. Each month highlights a theme and a related picture book, middle book, and YA book. All of the titles in the calendar include activity suggestions, questions for discussion or reflective writing, related resources, and more titles to try.
September's theme is "Tackle Challenges Together."
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