English Learner and Immigrant Resources

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This page contains resources to support districts in serving English learner (EL) and Immigrant students.

Assessment​ and WIDA Resources

• KDE's WIDA ACCESS website
• ​Kentucky ACCESS for ELLs Checklist
  
• Kentucky English Learner Identification and Placement Guidance​
• ​Kentucky's WIDA Consortium website
• WIDA ACCESS website
• WIDA Teaching with Standards website
  

Identification and Service Resources

• Home Language Survey Template (also available in Spanish, Swahili, Arabic, Somali, Nepali, Kinyarwanda, French, Karen, Bosnian, and Japanese)​​​
• English Learner Program Guidebook
• English Learner Toolkit
• KDE's English Learners with Disabilities website​
• Online Registration (OLR) Guidance Customization for Kentucky Home Language Survey
• Parent Notification Timelines
• Parent Letter Templates
• ​​Initial Identification
• Continued Services​​​
• Programs for English Learner​s: Resource Materials f​or Planning and Self-Assessments
• Program Services Plan (PSP) for English Learners Template​​

Legal Obligations and Guidance

• Civil Rights Equal Education Opportunities for English Learners
• English Learners and Title III Non-Regulatory Guidance​ and Addendum to Non-Regulatory Guidance​​
• ​Fact Sheet: Information on the Rights of All Children to Enroll in School (ERIC - Education Resources Information Center)​
• Information for EL Parents and Guardians​ for Schools and Districts that Communicate with Them​​
  
• Memoranda on Schools' Obligations Toward National Origin Minority Students who are Limited-English Proficient (LEP)​​Title III, Part A Equitable ​Services to​ Private Schools Non-Regulatory Guidance​​​U.S. Department of Education's Newcomer Toolkit​
  
• U.S. Department of Education's Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth​​
  

Instructional Resources

• Instructional Practices to Prepare Students for WIDA ACCESS by Will Spalding, KY Department of Education​​
  
• ​​​WIDA Access Playbook for Teachers Video Series​
• ​​Voices from the Field: Asset-Based Instruction for Multilingual Learners​ PowerPoint​ by Jenn Bufkin, Owensboro Public Schools
  
• It's What They Can Do! Video Series​​
• Voices from the Field: Meaningful Engagement for Multilingual Families Presentation​​ by Wendy Holbrook and Abby DeLoya, Scott County Schools, and Tim Wilson, Butler County Schools
  
• ​​​​​​​​​Spotlight on ESL Academy and EL Family Night Video Series​
  
• ​​Voices from the Field: Building Capacity for All Through an Asset-Based Approach Presentation​ and Resource Links​ by Dr. Jill Handley, Justin Matson and Vongmany Edmonds
• ​​Spotlight on Jefferson County's Office of Multilingual Learners Video Series​
• ​Voices form the Field: Data to Action - Turning EL Data into​ Instructional Impact Presentation by Kacie Adams, Kenton County Schools​
• ​​Voices from the Field Spotlight: Kenton County EL Data in Action Video Series​

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