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RITELL |
A variety of resources created by graduate students to understand the distance students travel from their native countries and languages to English in the United States.
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Cultural Orientation Resource Center |
Information on various refugee populations.
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Culture Crossing |
Appropriate ways of greeting and interaction with those from other cultures.
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How Cultural Differences
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Article about cultural differences by region of the world
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Learning About Your Students' Backgrounds |
One of the first things you should do when you have a new ELL in your classroom
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Communicating Cross-Culturally |
What teachers should know about interacting with students from other cultural backgrounds
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The Danger of a Single Story |
TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about the danger of thinking all immigrants are the same
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Language at Home and in the Community |
Support parents with these tips for gaining oral language and not losing the native language
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A New Day |
Video where refugee families describe their experiences and arrival in the United States
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Against All Odds |
An interactive game that takes you into the refugee experience
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Passages |
An awareness game of what it is like to be a refugee
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Book Lists by Culture |
Book lists arranged by culture and grade level
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Bilingual Book List |
Bilingual English-Spanish children's literature
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Free Language Lessons |
Want to learn the basics of your student's language? Or need to remember how hard it is to learn a new language? Here are lessons in many languages, not just the common ones.
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If It Were My Home |
Compare living in the United States to what it is like to live in any other country in the world.
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Immigrant Experience Book List |
Can't understand what it's like? Novels and biographies to help understand the immigrant experience
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Understanding Your Students' Worldview |
Have you ever considered what it's like for students living in a different culture? This article details some differences they face.
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Choosing Culturally Appropriate Books |
How can you choose books that will make your multicultural students feel welcomed?
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Using Multicultural Resources in the Classroom |
In what ways can you bring diverse cultures into the classroom?
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10 Ways to Use Bilingual Books10 Games to Play with Bilingual Books |
Ideas for at home or in the classroom.
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Louisville Immigrants Share Their Stories |
An article from the Courier Journal with stories from refugees in Louisville. Two of them were my students!
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