Newcomer Student

More than 50 million individuals will be forcibly displaced from their homes this year. Many will be resettled into other countries or cultures, including the United States. With specific regard to education, a growing sector of ELA instruction now caters to the unique needs of refugee and immigrant students. These "Newcomer" learners, as they are resettled into Westernized regions, require a tailored brand of education. The Newcomer Student is a field guide from the trenches. It is the product of one educational specialist’s experiences, observations, and research in the Newcomer ELA field. It is a tale of personal participation, linking grassroots to modern progressive protocol, a story of cultural exploration, stemming from Louise’s refugee teaching experiences, and an ongoing search to discover interpersonal peace and humanistic continuity.

Louise H. Kreuzer

Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword: Margaret Rohan Unit One: Embracing The Newcomer Learner Chapter One: Acknowledging the Refugee Experience Chapter Two: Defining the Newcomer Learner Chapter Three: Culture Shock & Social Adjustment Chapter Four: A Family Affair: Fostering Parent Engagement Chapter Five: Cultural (Mis)Understanding Unit Two: Into the Classroom Chapter Six: The Language Piece Chapter Seven: Into Practice: Application & Implementation Chapter Eight: Literacy Platforms & ELA-E Best Practices Chapter Nine: 21st Century Learning & Newcomer Success Closing Thoughts Appendix One: English Homonym List Appendix Two: International Tongue Twisters Appendix Three: International Proverbs About the Author Index