Videos: Communicating with Parents/Caregivers Who Don’t Speak English

When educators are able to communicate effectively with all families of students, including those who do not speak English well, students have a greater chance of success and educators have greater confidence in their roles. In this playlist of short videos on YouTube from Colorín Colorado, Dr. Jennifer Love shares with school leaders her knowledge of best practices for communicating with families who do not speak English.

Her videos feature the following 4 topics:

• Are we welcoming English learners? The importance of language access as a bridge for welcoming and engaging multilingual families.
• How do ELL families in your district prefer to communicate?
• Engaging multilingual families with social media
• What role does culture play in language access?

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