Jacqueline Leonard, Chapel Hill Elementary, Kansas City It is essential that newcomers are provided with adequate support and resources to allow them the opportunity to experience the same level of academic success as their peers. This project involved providing newcomer scaffolding kits to any 3rd-5th grade teachers with newcomer students. Students and teachers could use the scaffolding kit to provide academic support and allow newcomer students the chance to have addition

Kaitlyn Wadkins, Mark Twain Elementary, Springfield, MO Intro The goal of this project is to create phonics kits that can be used in all classrooms and all grade levels to support the development of foundational phonics skills. These skills can later benefit a students’ reading and comprehension skills. These kits will provide hands-on, reusable materials to grade level teachers. The specific focus is to provide the instruction that may be lacking when Newcomer EL students