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Who are Newcomers?
Who are Newcomers?
The U.S. Department of Education defines newcomers as "foreign-born students and their families who have recently arrived in the United States" (US DOE Newcomer Toolkit).
What is SLIFE?
What is SLIFE?
SLIFE is an acronym for Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Schooling. (ME DOE)
Below is a Padlet full of SLIFE resources for teachers.
Where to Start? Resources to support Newcomers
Where to Start? Resources to support Newcomers
Consider the following areas as you prepare to integrate your new student into your classroom community:
Creating a Welcoming Classroom
Getting to Know Your Students
Getting Names Right
Culturally Responsive Instruction
Understanding What It Feels Like to be a Newcomer
Incorporating Background Knowledge
What prior knowledge do your students need to understand a lesson?Â
What expertise and experiences do your students bring to the classroom?
Strategies to support building background knowledge
Using Strategies for Language Learning
Teach Vocabulary
Use Scaffolds
Increase peer Interaction
Understanding Language Acquisition
Stages of second language acquisition
Linguistic accommodations for each stage of language learning
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