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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823422103321

Autore

Kreuzer Louise H.

Titolo

The newcomer student : an educator's guide to aid transitions / / Louise H. Kreuzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4758-2560-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Disciplina

371.826/914

Soggetti

Refugees - Education - United States

Immigrants - Education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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Sommario/riassunto

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. I