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L. K. Monroe, Superintendent

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    • Partnering with Parents of English Learners During Distance Learning

      These resources were originally curated for the webinar "Partnering with Parents of English Learners During Distance Learning," presented on 12/8/20.


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      Webinar

      • Partnering with Parents of English Learners During Distance Learning (slides, recording)

      Communication Resources

      • Communication with Families of English Learners: A Checklist
      • Texting with Families
        • Talking Points
        • Remind
        • Class Dojo
      • Email/Online Communication
        • Google Translate
        • Gmail's Google Translate Extension
        • Zoom's Translation Services

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      • Video Demonstrations
        • Edit YouTube's Captions
      • Honor the Home Language
        • Language at Home and in the Community
      • Creating Accessible Packets 
        • Offline Learning at Home: Ideas for English Language Learners
      • Providing Consistent Routines
        • Week-at-a-Glance Document
        • Lesson Plan Ideas
        • Slide Deck Ideas

      Empowering Parents to Support Students' Learning at Home

      • Four Stages of Immigrant Parent Involvement
      • Providing Access to Language for Parents
        • Read&Write for Google Extension
        • Spanish Education Tutorials for Students and Families
        • The Parents' Guide to Google Classroom (English and Spanish)
        • Google Classroom YouTube Tutorials for Parents (Spanish)
        • Ways Parents Can Learn English for Free
          • Duolingo
          • USA Learns
      • Protecting Children's Privacy Online
        • Children's Data Privacy During COVID-19 Closures: 10 Questions to Ask
        • Distance Learning for ELLs: Privacy Considerations
      • Student Advocacy
        • Preparing for Parent-Teacher Conferences (English, Spanish)
        • Your Rights as the Parent of a Public School Student (English, Spanish)
      • Knowing what to Expect This School Year
        • PTA Guides in English/Spanish
      • Ways to Develop Literacy at Home
        • Storytelling
          • In the Classroom
          • Story Dice
          • Make Your Own Story Cubes (and find icons for them)
        • "Reading" Wordless Picture Books
          • Books for ages 3-9, middle and high schoolers, adults
          • instructions in English, Spanish
        • Reading Bilingual Books
          • Elementary list
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        • Through Television
          • Set up Netflix with your home language audio as a preference to boost home language skills; then navigate here to see what is available in your home language
        • Free Books Online
          • YouTube
            • many languages; including Closed Captioning in hundreds of languages
          • MagicBlox
            • (free with registration): English, French, German, Italian, Mongolian, Portuguese, Spanish for ages 1-13)
          • Storyline Online
            • for ages 4-7 in English with Closed Captioning in many languages; includes teacher guides and cross-curricular connections (Spanish to be added soon)
          • Oxford Owl
            • for ages 3-11 in English
          • International Children's Library
            • for ages 3-13 in over 50 languages
          • Epic!
            • for ages 11 and under; free for educators to set up accounts for students. Books in English, Spanish, Chinese, and French
          • Libby
            • Alameda County residents can apply for an e-card or physical card and then access the free books through the Libby app
            • audiobooks, books in other languages (English, Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Swedish)
        • Singing Songs
        • Building Print Awareness
        • Holding Conversations
          • During Reading
            • Ask questions (for older learners too)
            • Guides for Parents of Babies through Grade 3, available in multiple languages
        • Building Your Child's Vocabulary
        • More Family and Caregiver Activities (and Educator's Guide)
        • At Home Bingo
        • Enrichment Activities throughout the Day
        • Help Kids Stay Focused 

      Parents' Rights

      • English LEP Parent Fact Sheet
      • Schools' Civil Rights Obligations to English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents
        • How to Fulfill Interpreation & Translation Requirements: Tools for Guiding Decisions

      References

      • Engaging ELL Families
      • Supporting English Learners During School Closures: Considerations for Designing Distance Learning Experiences
      • How COVID-19 Is Impacting ELL and Immigrant Families
      • Getting to Know Your ELLs: Six Steps for Success
      • Supporting Student Learning
      • Communicating wtih ELL Families During COVID-19: 10 Strategies for Schools
      • Empowering ELL Parents & Families at Home

      Additional Resources

      • Best Practices for Supporting English Learners During Distance Learning
      • Toolkit for Educators: Reaching out to Hispanic Parents of English Language Learners
      • A Guide for Engaging ELL Families: Twenty Strategies for School Leaders
      • 15 Strategies for Communicating with ELL Families During the Winter
      • How to Expand ELLs’ Access to Technology for Distance Learning
      • All In! How Educators Can Advocate for English Language Learners
      • Ensuring English Learner Students Can Participate Meaningfully and Equally in Educational Programs
      • A Compact for Reading Guide
      • Distance Learning With English Language Learners

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