LINKS FOR TEACHERS

Involving Immigrant and Refugee Families in Their Children's Schools: Barriers, Challenges and Successful Strategies: http://www.isbe.net/bilingual/pdfs/involving_families.pdf

ISBE: Services for School Aged Refugee Children: http://www.isbe.net/bilingual/htmls/refugee_services.htm

Free Printable English- Kirundi/ Kinyarwanda Dictionaries: http://www.marston.freemethodistchurch.org/Dictionaries.htm

How to Support Refugee Students in the ELL Classroom: By: Colorín Colorado (2008)http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/23379

Teacher Handbook: Refugee Children & Youth Backgrounders: Includes Extensive Web Resources and Tips for Teachers http://www.theirc.org/where/united_states_salt_lake_city_ut/refugee-backgrounders.pdf

Bridging Refugee Children and Youth Services: Targeted Resources for Educators, Parents, Multilingual Resources, Practitioners, Program Managers & Research & Policy Makers www.brycs.org

GRANTS

Illinois Refugee School Impact Grant Resources: http://www.brycs.org/brycs_featureintrofeb2006.htm

This is a growing list! Please send your suggestions to kasonnek@cps.k12.il.us