Currently, Federal funding requested for dealing with children arriving by the thousands from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador will be focused on enforcement and deportation proceedings. But what kind of resources do schools have while children are settling into their community?

Resources will typically come from Title III funds that are dedicated to English Language Learners, since most children qualify. Lesli A Maxwell of EdWeek reports that while states are allowed to set aside up to 15% for recently-arrived immigrants, there is a “variation in how much is set aside for recent arrivals.” CA, NY and TX set aside 5-10% of their budgets for immigrant children.

Funding for schools is not agile enough to compensate for recent increase in immigrant students, it’s up to districts maximize their Title III budgets. Staff development and a reliable curriculum is one of the most cost effective ways to prepare for these incoming students. Increasing the cultural competency of your teachers and staff, empowers educators to be more confident when teaching to ELL students. While, expanding English Learner’s vocabulary and language proficiency aids in easing their transition into a new school and country.

The Latino Family Literacy Project offers a practical and sustainable English Learner curriculum. Providing teachers with valuable class materials and a framework that meets Title I and Title III state standards.

Our programs and workshops are comprehensive and easily implemented. With a focus on cultural competency, educators who attend our workshop will have our continued support throughout implementation.

See what Teachers have to say about our programs and workshop.

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According to the U.S. Department of Education, Spanish-speakers are by far the largest segment of the Title III English Learners.  Title III, Part A funds can help you to improve Parent Engagement and improve English skills with the EL parents. The main goals of Title III are for English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement.  Below is a distilled overview to make it simple to understand:

Promote Parental and Community Participation

Educational programs for parents must include English language instruction while promoting parent and community engagement.

English Proficiency

To help ensure that children who are limited English proficient (LEP), including immigrant children and youth attain English proficiency; develop high levels of academic attainment in English as well as in the core academic subjects

Research-Based Programs

To provide State and local educational agencies with the flexibility to implement language instruction and educational programs, based on scientifically based research on teaching LEP children that the agencies believe to be the most effective for teaching English.

How can The Latino Family Literacy Project help you with your Title III goals?

We can provide you with the most affordable Staff Development workshop at your location to train teachers to work with parents at their school sites.  Our programs are fun to use, easy to implement and make meaningful connections with parents.

You can find out more about Title III Federal Guidelines at: Title III Federal Guidelines

If you would like to schedule a workshop to fulfill your Title III requirements at your district, contact us at 877-LECTURA.

Or join us at a workshop in your area.  We host workshops all over the USA.

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