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Engaging Families of English Language Learners
East Coast Technical Assistance Center Family Engagement Team Meeting
Tampa, August 30, 2013
Chane EplinBureau Chief
Student Achievement through Language Acquisition
Cultural Competence
Cultural Competence
Cultural Competence• Critical Point: Develop Cultural Competence –
Make Meaningful Connections to Each Cultural Group in Your District
• Examples: Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Haitian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Brazilian, French, Russian, Filipino, Pakistani
• How much do you know about each of these groups?
English Language Learners Requirements
• What is Required?• List Examples
English Language Learners Requirements
• Did you list CELLA?• Review CELLA • Review CELLA Information for Parents• Review CELLA Interpretive Guide• Develop knowledge of requirements for
English Language Learners – Try to feel from the inside out
English Language Learner Parent Contact
• How?• Make an Intentional Effort to Reach this Group
(Plan)• Build Each Year• Example: Polk Story
Review
1. Develop Cultural Competence2. Develop Knowledge of the Requirements for
English Language Learners3. Make an Intentional Effort to Reach the
Groups in Your District (Plan)
Contact InformationChane EplinBureau Chief
Student Achievement through
Language [email protected]
850-245-0417