An excellent strategy to increase family participation and home-school communication, honour home languages, and activate prior knowledge before starting a new unit: send home pictures to discuss. https://t.co/hxVm1bTS7p by @ValentinaESL #WRDSBMLL #OntEd
— Kimiko Shibata eslfairy.bsky.social (@ESL_fairy) November 29, 2023
Ed. Dept. Releases New Toolkit to Engage English Learners’ Families is from Ed Week.
A common question from families of multilingual learners is, “how can I help my child acquire language at home?”
Caregivers want to help. They want the best for their children. Here are some practical ways that family members can take part in their child’s language… pic.twitter.com/OfLdYSFYpe
— 🌍 ναℓєηтιηα gσηzαℓєz (@ValentinaESL) December 11, 2023
Fining parents who take their kids on trips does not sound like a good idea to me ——-Record 350,000 parents in England fined over term-time holidays with children https://t.co/1JzxPuJIUp
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) December 15, 2023
Emphasizing Growth, Not Grades, in Parent-Teacher Conferences is from Edutopia.