Newly arrived immigrant students bring a wealth of diverse experiences to their schools. With an asset-based approach, you can support newcomer students by recognizing their strengths, identifying their needs, and providing services that allow them to reach their vision of success. We work with you to apply the latest research and evidence so you can develop a lasting, effective strategy to prepare newcomers for success in their new home.
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This brief provides strategies and resources to support educators in learning and implementing trauma-informed practices for newcomer immigrant youth.
This guide outlines asset-based, culturally and linguistically responsive practices for engaging young immigrants and connecting them to education and career resources.
REL Northwest has designed a toolkit to help educators identify and use research-based policies and procedures for supporting newcomer immigrant students who are attending secondary schools in the United States.
Building the academic vocabulary of English learner students while teaching math or history can be a heavy lift for teachers. Tim Blackburn writes about an approach a California high school is adopting.