Promoting ELL Parental Involvement

A recent policy brief released by the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice analyzes factors related to parent involvement among English Language Learners in the United States. The authors recommend a strength-based approach to building family involvement programs in ELL communities and encourage policymakers to support culturally relevant and nontraditional programs as well as community-based parent programs and appropriate teacher preparation. To view this study, go to http://www.greatlakescenter.org/docs/Policy_Briefs/Arias_ELL.pdf