Parent Tips to Support ELs

A helpful guide with simple tips for parents to support English Language Learners at home—build vocabulary, encourage reading, and boost confidence.

Parent Tips to Support ELs


 

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  • In the United States, parents are an integral part of the education system. Ask your child’s teacher how you can participate.
  • Show your child that you value your home/primary language. Speak to him or her in that language even if he or she responds in English.
  • Get a library card for your child, go to the library, and borrow books in English or in your home/primary language, if available.
  • Be sure to attend parent-teacher conferences scheduled by your school.
  • Read to your child in his or her home/primary language and/or English.
  • Watch educational children’s television programs together.
  • Schedule time every day for your child to do homework and, if possible, provide a quiet place, free from distractions, where he or she can work.
  • Have fun and enjoy the process of getting to learn a new language.

Providing tools and tips to improve family-school relationships.