Powerful Practices for Supporting English Learners
Elevating Diverse Assets and Identities
Stephaney Jones-Vo
- Starfish Education, LLC
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Highlight the assets of English Learners in your classroom
Students do better in school when their voices are heard. For English Learners, that means not only supporting their growing language proficiency, but also empowering them to share their linguistic and cultural identities.
This practical guide, grounded in compelling research and organized around essential questions and answers, is designed to help all educators build on their current competencies to authentically harmonize home languages and cultures in the classroom. Inside you’ll find
• The emotional, social, linguistic, cognitive, and academic rationale for incorporating cultural and linguistic assets
• Creatively illustrated powerful practices with concrete examples of successful implementation
• Myth-busting reflections to spark critical thinking about diversity, inclusive education, and family engagement
• Curriculum connections tied to American and Canadian standards
By recognizing and validating every student’s linguistic and cultural assets, you create a supportive environment for academic success.
Students do better in school when their voices are heard. For English Learners, that means not only supporting their growing language proficiency, but also empowering them to share their linguistic and cultural identities.
This practical guide, grounded in compelling research and organized around essential questions and answers, is designed to help all educators build on their current competencies to authentically harmonize home languages and cultures in the classroom. Inside you’ll find
• The emotional, social, linguistic, cognitive, and academic rationale for incorporating cultural and linguistic assets
• Creatively illustrated powerful practices with concrete examples of successful implementation
• Myth-busting reflections to spark critical thinking about diversity, inclusive education, and family engagement
• Curriculum connections tied to American and Canadian standards
By recognizing and validating every student’s linguistic and cultural assets, you create a supportive environment for academic success.
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. School and Community
- A. What are some ways that schools can provide a welcoming environment for all students, families, and the local community?
- B. How might initial assessment and reception services be offered to newcomer students and their families?
- C. What are some ways to facilitate integration of students and families into school and the larger community?
- D. What have we learned so far about supporting English Learners attending school from a distance?
- Chapter 2. Classroom
- A. What components of meaningful instruction are needed to support English Learners in every classroom?
- B. What are some ways to expand students’ connections to new learning in an additional language?
- C. What are some ways to embrace languages that we do not speak in the classroom?
- D. How might we show that it is important for students to continue to develop the home language?
- Chapter 3. Families
- A. What are some ways to support families who are adjusting to life in a new country?
- B. What are some ways to collaborate with parents?
- C. What are some ways to partner with parents to support both the home language and English language development?
- D. What are some ways to communicate with parents when we do not speak their languages?
- Chapter 4. Students
- A. What are some ways to ensure that English Learners maintain high levels of engagement in language learning?
- B. What are some ways to support English Learners with exceptional needs?
- C. What additional considerations are needed to help newcomers with a range of circumstances thrive and be successful?
- D. What are some ways to support students with limited or interrupted formal schooling?
- E. What are some ways to support newcomers who may be experiencing trauma?
Conclusion
Conclusion
References
References
Author Index
Author Index
Subject Index
Subject Index
Description
Highlight the assets of English Learners in your classroom
Students do better in school when their voices are heard. For English Learners, that means not only supporting their growing language proficiency, but also empowering them to share their linguistic and cultural identities.
This practical guide, grounded in compelling research and organized around essential questions and answers, is designed to help all educators build on their current competencies to authentically harmonize home languages and cultures in the classroom. Inside you’ll find
• The emotional, social, linguistic, cognitive, and academic rationale for incorporating cultural and linguistic assets
• Creatively illustrated powerful practices with concrete examples of successful implementation
• Myth-busting reflections to spark critical thinking about diversity, inclusive education, and family engagement
• Curriculum connections tied to American and Canadian standards
By recognizing and validating every student’s linguistic and cultural assets, you create a supportive environment for academic success.
Students do better in school when their voices are heard. For English Learners, that means not only supporting their growing language proficiency, but also empowering them to share their linguistic and cultural identities.
This practical guide, grounded in compelling research and organized around essential questions and answers, is designed to help all educators build on their current competencies to authentically harmonize home languages and cultures in the classroom. Inside you’ll find
• The emotional, social, linguistic, cognitive, and academic rationale for incorporating cultural and linguistic assets
• Creatively illustrated powerful practices with concrete examples of successful implementation
• Myth-busting reflections to spark critical thinking about diversity, inclusive education, and family engagement
• Curriculum connections tied to American and Canadian standards
By recognizing and validating every student’s linguistic and cultural assets, you create a supportive environment for academic success.
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. School and Community
- A. What are some ways that schools can provide a welcoming environment for all students, families, and the local community?
- B. How might initial assessment and reception services be offered to newcomer students and their families?
- C. What are some ways to facilitate integration of students and families into school and the larger community?
- D. What have we learned so far about supporting English Learners attending school from a distance?
- Chapter 2. Classroom
- A. What components of meaningful instruction are needed to support English Learners in every classroom?
- B. What are some ways to expand students’ connections to new learning in an additional language?
- C. What are some ways to embrace languages that we do not speak in the classroom?
- D. How might we show that it is important for students to continue to develop the home language?
- Chapter 3. Families
- A. What are some ways to support families who are adjusting to life in a new country?
- B. What are some ways to collaborate with parents?
- C. What are some ways to partner with parents to support both the home language and English language development?
- D. What are some ways to communicate with parents when we do not speak their languages?
- Chapter 4. Students
- A. What are some ways to ensure that English Learners maintain high levels of engagement in language learning?
- B. What are some ways to support English Learners with exceptional needs?
- C. What additional considerations are needed to help newcomers with a range of circumstances thrive and be successful?
- D. What are some ways to support students with limited or interrupted formal schooling?
- E. What are some ways to support newcomers who may be experiencing trauma?
Conclusion
Conclusion
References
References
Author Index
Author Index
Subject Index
Subject Index
Powerful Practices for Supporting English Learners
Elevating Diverse Assets and Identities
March 2021 | 312 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781544380094 | $40.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781544380124 | $37.00 |
Highlight the assets of English Learners in your classroom
Students do better in school when their voices are heard. For English Learners, that means not only supporting their growing language proficiency, but also empowering them to share their linguistic and cultural identities.
This practical guide, grounded in compelling research and organized around essential questions and answers, is designed to help all educators build on their current competencies to authentically harmonize home languages and cultures in the classroom. Inside you’ll find
• The emotional, social, linguistic, cognitive, and academic rationale for incorporating cultural and linguistic assets
• Creatively illustrated powerful practices with concrete examples of successful implementation
• Myth-busting reflections to spark critical thinking about diversity, inclusive education, and family engagement
• Curriculum connections tied to American and Canadian standards
By recognizing and validating every student’s linguistic and cultural assets, you create a supportive environment for academic success.
Students do better in school when their voices are heard. For English Learners, that means not only supporting their growing language proficiency, but also empowering them to share their linguistic and cultural identities.
This practical guide, grounded in compelling research and organized around essential questions and answers, is designed to help all educators build on their current competencies to authentically harmonize home languages and cultures in the classroom. Inside you’ll find
• The emotional, social, linguistic, cognitive, and academic rationale for incorporating cultural and linguistic assets
• Creatively illustrated powerful practices with concrete examples of successful implementation
• Myth-busting reflections to spark critical thinking about diversity, inclusive education, and family engagement
• Curriculum connections tied to American and Canadian standards
By recognizing and validating every student’s linguistic and cultural assets, you create a supportive environment for academic success.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. School and Community
- A. What are some ways that schools can provide a welcoming environment for all students, families, and the local community?
- B. How might initial assessment and reception services be offered to newcomer students and their families?
- C. What are some ways to facilitate integration of students and families into school and the larger community?
- D. What have we learned so far about supporting English Learners attending school from a distance?
- Chapter 2. Classroom
- A. What components of meaningful instruction are needed to support English Learners in every classroom?
- B. What are some ways to expand students’ connections to new learning in an additional language?
- C. What are some ways to embrace languages that we do not speak in the classroom?
- D. How might we show that it is important for students to continue to develop the home language?
- Chapter 3. Families
- A. What are some ways to support families who are adjusting to life in a new country?
- B. What are some ways to collaborate with parents?
- C. What are some ways to partner with parents to support both the home language and English language development?
- D. What are some ways to communicate with parents when we do not speak their languages?
- Chapter 4. Students
- A. What are some ways to ensure that English Learners maintain high levels of engagement in language learning?
- B. What are some ways to support English Learners with exceptional needs?
- C. What additional considerations are needed to help newcomers with a range of circumstances thrive and be successful?
- D. What are some ways to support students with limited or interrupted formal schooling?
- E. What are some ways to support newcomers who may be experiencing trauma?
- Conclusion
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index