Publisher's Synopsis
As newcomers-immigrant students who have been in the U.S. less than two years-arrive in record numbers, many school districts are looking for ways to best support these new arrivals. Serving the Academic, Social, and Emotional Needs of Multicultural Newcomers offers a research-based overview of newcomer students across the nation and provides specific strategies for helping them integrate into US schools in a variety of settings (ESL, bilingual, mainstream/content classrooms). In addition to a brief overview of how newcomer programs can provide academic and social-emotional services for recently arrived English learners, the authors draw on their experience to offer five best practices for serving newcomers. Readers will learn how to:
- Collaborate with school professionals to create a program specifically to meet the unique needs of new arrivals.
- Provide intensive literacy, numeracy, and content area support, especially for students with interrupted schooling.
- Develop the classroom supports necessary for students to achieve academic success.
- Provide supports that address the physical, social, and emotional challenges of newcomers.
- Work with families and communities to support students outside of a school environment.
