Family Engagement

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Resources to strengthen connections with families

Families play a key role in their children’s language development and possess a wealth of knowledge about their children’s language use in home and community environments. At WIDA, we recognize families as experts in their children’s language learning and development. Engaging with families to learn from them about their children’s language use and development is at the core of language-focused family engagement.

The resources listed below, in English and Spanish, provide professional learning for PreK-12 educators, as well as resources and ACCESS assessment materials that educators can share with families.

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Grow Your Knowledge and Understanding

Explore resources to support your professional learning on topics related to language-focused family engagement. Read these resources independently or collaboratively with your peers.

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Explain EL Status and Language Testing

Find resources to help explain to families of multilingual learners key concepts, terms, and processes related to EL identification and language testing. Resources include parent-friendly guides, flyers and videos.

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Promote and Support Family Engagement

Find useful information and activities for families of multilingual learners that promote family engagement at home by highlighting various ways families support children’s language development.

Desarrolle su conocimiento y comprensión

Explore recursos para apoyar su capacitación profesional sobre temas relacionados con la participación familiar enfocada en el lenguaje. Lea estos recursos de forma independiente o en colaboración con sus colegas.

Explique la clasificación de aprendiz del lenguaje inglés y las pruebas del idioma

Encuentre recursos que le ayudarán a explicarle a las familias de estudiantes multilingües los conceptos clave, términos y procesos relacionados con la identificación EL (“aprendiz del inglés,” por sus siglas en ese idioma) y las pruebas de lenguaje. Estos recursos incluyen guías, volantes y videos dirigidos a los padres.

Promueva y apoye la participación familiar

Encuentre información útil y actividades que promueven la participación en el hogar por familias de estudiantes multilingües, destacando varios modos en los que ellas apoyan el desarrollo del lenguaje de sus niños.