Knowing your students’ home languages will help you provide language access to families and look for resources that can support students in the classroom. Avoid making assumptions about which (or how many!) language students speak before gathering that information.

Videos

Principal Nathanial Provencio: A diverse population at Minnieville Elementary
ELD Director Rose Aldubaily: Using students' first language as a resource
Getting to know your ELLs and why it matters
Dr. Nancy Cloud: Native language literacy support
ELL specialist Manny Gomez: Why a Guatemalan student hid his Indigenous identity