Multicultural+Outreach

**Multicultural Outreach for ELL Parents and Students**  Authors: Dan Lester-grade 4 teacher, Jill Raffone-kindergarten teacher, Erin Gallagher-grade 3 teacher

Educators encounters with bilingual families and students can often create difficulty with the communication process.
==== Colorin Colorado has some wonderful suggestions for teachers that are struggling or adapting to this issue. Pat Mora, children's author and literacy advocate, believes that schools should embrace ELL parents and invite them to become part of the learning community. She shares some fantastic ideas on how teachers can approach and adapt to ELL parents as a resource in this video. ====

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**Websites to Explore for ELL Parents and Students **
 * Cool Carney has a vast amount of resources for parents, teachers, and students. It supports a variety of languages. We have used this to assist students in a variety of grade levels.


 * Fun Brain has a great game called [|Translator Alligator] that allows the player to choose his/her level. It varies from English/Spanish and Spanish/English.


 *  Miss Maggie has an interactive game that invites players to match Spanish and English words. Children of all ages will enojoy visiting this site.


 * A variety of interactive Spanish/English games can be found on the PBS Oh Noah! site. Parents and students will enjoy the engaging activities and characters as they learn.