Ellen Peak, Gracemor Elementary, Kansas City, Missouri Introduction Although existing programs support our English Learner (EL) students and their families in my school and community, I have received additional questions from families about how to support students at home. These questions have primarily come from families who speak a home language (L1) other than English. When students are immersed in their L1 at home, an important connection to their culture and history is m

Julianne Bramwell, Wilder Elementary, Springfield, MO Introduction Three second-grade classrooms offered their students access to a...