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NEW!
English Language Learner (ELL) Identification and Placement for Recently Arrived Children and Youth
NYSED Statement on Rights of Newly Arrived Immigrants
Bilingual Education Toolkit Briefs Released
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages is pleased to share the first three documents in the new NYSED Bilingual Education Toolkit:
- Topic Brief 1: Policy and Regulation
- Topic Brief 2: Principles and Philosophy
- Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
The purpose of this toolkit is to support district leaders and teachers who are considering, starting, running, and/or maintaining quality Bilingual Education programs.
Additional topic briefs will be published soon to address The Seal of Biliteracy, Dual Language programs, Transitional Bilingual Education programs, Home Language Arts supports, Bilingual Special Education, and best practices.
Questions may be directed to the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at 518-474-8775 or obewl@nysed.gov.
Immigrants
- A Guide to Community-Based Organizations for Immigrants
- Educational Services for Recently Arrived Evacuees, Refugees, Immigrants and/ or Unaccompanied Children (April 2022)
- K-12 Resources for Afghan Evacuees (US Department of Education January 14, 2022)
- Potential Effects of the War in Ukraine on School Communities (May 2022)
- Provision of Educational Services for Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children and Youth (May, 26, 2021)
- Resources for Ukrainian Parents and Students
- Resource Guide for the Education of New York State Students from Caribbean Countries Where English is the Medium of Instruction
- Vaccinations in Refugee Children: New York State and New York City Recommendations and Guidelines
- Welcome to Our Schools Program - This program is designed by the Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (BRIA) to ease the transition of refugee children into the elementary and secondary schools of New York State.
ELLs
- 2022 NYSESLAT - Determining an ELL Language Proficiency Level
- NYSITELL Information
- Art as a Tool for Teachers of ELLs
- Bilingual Education Resources: Supporting and Sustaining Initiative
- Bilingual Study Notes for Elementary Science and Social Studies
- Co-Teaching for ELLs
- CR Part 154 Documents
- Effective Practices for Holistically Educating English Language Learners in New York State
- Glossaries and Instructional Materials
- New York State Seal of Biliteracy
- Promising Instructional Practices for Secondary English Language Learners (Grade 7-12)
- Resource Collection for World Languages
- Roadmap to College for English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners
- Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE) Resources
- Template for Content Area and English as a New Language Planning
Language and Culture
- Culturally Responsive Back-to-School Titles for Students and Educators
- Haitian Creole Language Arts Curriculum Project (Grades K-5)
Introduction | Grade K | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 - Language and Culture Guides - Concise descriptions of the languages and cultures our students bring with them - with great tips for educators.
Arabic, NY Arab-American Demographic Sheet, Bengali, Burmese, Burma Facts, Chinese, French, Haitian, Karen, Karen Cultural Tips & Trends, Korean, Native American, Russian, Somali, Urdu - Spanish Native Language Arts Curriculum Guide (SNLACG)
The Spanish Native Language Arts Curriculum Guide (SNLACG) was developed as an initiative of the NYC Department of Education’s Office of English Language Learners (OELL). It represents a consensus among a Native Language Arts (NLA) core group of Spanish-language educators and administrators, and is the first integration of its kind of all four New York State Language Learning Standards: Native Language Arts (NLA), English Language Arts (ELA), English as a Second Language (ESL), and Languages Other Than English (LOTE). - Suggested Spanish Literature and Reading Books for Grades K-12
- Supplementary American History Reading Materials in Chinese
Cultural Organizations
- CHINESE
China Institute - FRENCH
French Institute Alliance Française - HAITIAN CREOLE
EspasKreyòl - GERMAN
Goethe-Institut New York - RUSSIAN
Pushkin Society in America - SPANISH
Agregaduría de Educación en Nueva York
Instituto Cervantes New York