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As a parent, there are many ways that you can help your child succeed every single day! These bilingual parent resources offer tips on helping your child learn to read, succeed in school, and learn a new language. They also provide information about the U.S. school system and share ideas on how to build a relationship with your child’s teacher and school. In addition, you can find fun reading tips and games, bilingual booklists, ideas for using the public library, and videos of children’s authors, illustrators, and musicians. Resources are organized by topic.

There are lots of ways that you can help your children learn to read! From the time that they are babies to the time that they are in high school, there are many little steps you can take along the way — rhyming and singing songs, reading out... Helping your children learn to read might also mean finding support if they are having difficulty, which can affect their future success. When you are with your child, there is a lot that you can learn together! This section has all kinds of ideas for activities that you can do around the house, outside, in your neighborhood, and during vacations at different times of year. It also has ideas related to math and science that are easy to try at home (like sorting socks).

The early years of a child's life make a big difference! From getting ready to read to getting ready to enter school, there are lots of ways to help make the most of this important time. Preschool programs can provide wonderful opportunities for your child to learn and grow, and some bilingual programs offer opportunities to learn in two languages. Even if your child isn't in preschool, there are many things you can do at home together, such as practicing letters and numbers, singing nursery rhymes, and reading with your child. Features resources including articles and book lists for teachers and parents of pre-K through 12th grade English Language Learners. Available in English and Spanish.

Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students and Families Learn how to build effective partnerships with immigrant families through communication, parent leadership, and culturally responsive outreach. These strategies are part of the Colorín Colorado resource guide, How to Support Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Schools and Early Childhood Programs. (It is best to) provide a summary of information in the family's native language. Assume that families may have to be given information multiple times in multiple formats (orally, written, follow up) before they know what to do, as the system is unfamiliar. – Educator response to a Colorín Colorado survey on how schools are supporting immigrant families

There are many ways that families of English language learners (ELLs) can support language and literacy at home! Colorín Colorado’s new 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 tips2) One tip at a time To access this toolkit with downloadable pdfs, visit: Colorin Colorado Reading Tips There are many ways that families of English language learners (ELLs) can support language and literacy at home!

Colorín Colorado’s new series of 8 tips for families is available in 16 languages. Share these tips with your families in two ways: If you see any issues with translations, please email us at: info@colorincolorado.org These multilingual videos share ideas on how families can support their child's literacy through activities at home. Related activities are included along with each video series. There are lots of things you can do connect with your multilingual families.

These strategies offer some tips and tools to help you get started. This report is one in a series of "hot topics" reports produced by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. These reports briefly address current educational concerns and issues as indicated by requests for information that come to the Laboratory from the Northwest region and beyond. Each booklet contains a discussion of research and literature pertinent to the issue, how Northwest schools and programs are addressing the issue, selected resources, and contact information. One objective of the series is to foster a sense of community and connection among educators. Another is to increase awareness of current education-related themes and concerns.

Each booklet gives practitioners a glimpse of how fellow educators from around the Northwest are addressing issues, overcoming obstacles, and attaining success. The goal of the series is to give educators current, reliable, and useful information on topics that are important to them. "Students will need more than just good teachers and smaller class sizes to meet the challenges of tomorrow. For students to get the most out of school, we need to promote a partnership between parents, community leaders, and teachers... Only through partnerships can our schools keep improving and stay on the right track." — Susan Castillo, Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction, Daily Astorian, June 12, 2003

During the past several decades, the benefits of parents' and other family members' involvement in children's education have been well-documented. Although it isn't the only factor in improving student learning, 30 years of research has consistently linked family involvement to higher student achievement, better attitudes toward school, lower dropout rates, and increased community support... When families are involved in learning, the research shows, "students achieve more, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnic/racial background, or the parents' education level" (Antunez, 2000).

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