Newcomer Center Overview (English)

Newcomer Center Overview (Spanish)

Newcomer Center Referral Form

Potential Newcomer Parent/Guardian Questionnaire 

For students who are Newcomers and/or ACCESS Level 1 Multilingual Learners, it is particularly important that educators incorporate home culture and knowledge in ELD instruction to create a culturally responsive learning community. Students have their own stories, diverse situations, and, most importantly, assets and abilities to be capitalized upon as they transition to a new academic setting. As students progress through the stages of language acquisition, the process is not typically linear, and depends on the students’ background and unique context (Adapted from Vista Higher Learning, 2021). Additionally, Newcomers who are pre-literate or have limited literacy skills in their home language, or whose language is not alphabetic, will need instruction in the foundational literacy skills of English including print concepts, phonemic awareness, phonics, word recognition, and fluency. Newcomers need systematic instruction and multiple opportunities to practice these skills (August, Shanahan & Escamilla, 2009).

5 Elements of ELD for Newcomers (PERMS)

ICLD for Newcomers (SERVE)

This is a comprehensive list of resources and supports for Newcomers & New-to-US Multilingual Learners including instructional guidance, strategies and technology, and translation resources. 

Newcomer Resources and Supports