Volunteer Tip #11

Many refugee children become overwhelmed with the transition into the U.S. and have a little trouble understanding everything in the classroom. Starting this Monday, all refugee children who are attending school will be required to participate in a 3-week long English Language Proficiency exam. Some children will score high, but will not "exit" the ESL programs. This week, spend some time investing in helping the children of your refugee family practice their English. Contact the ELD teaching (ESL teaching in laymen's terms) of the children of the refugee family you help. You can go on the school or district's website to find this information. Introduce yourself, and ask them for any materials or resources that you can use to help the kids (and family) with their English at home. I have included a Global Neighborhood brochure if you would like to tell them about the organization.