Winter Park Workers Perspectives Discussion – Research paper 101

• Parental involvement in language and literacy acquisition(PDF)
• Migrants, Language and Education- An International Perspective(PDF)

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to hypothesize the perceptions of migrant and seasonal farmworker families in the United States and to understand their needs.

Directions:

Write a reflection addressing the following questions. Please refer to the case study and the course content when writing your reflection.

1. How can educators best incorporate newly arrived immigrants?
2. How have the polices in a place affected newly arrived immigrants?
3. What can we do as teachers to ease the transition for students and parents of newly arrived immigrants?
4. Discuss some of the ESL programs discussed in the case study?
5. Provide some recommendations for how schools can be better prepared to receive newly arrived immigrants.