{"id":1167,"date":"2022-02-23T15:10:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T20:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2022-09-07T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:14:36","slug":"welcoming-your-afghan-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/ht\/welcoming-your-afghan-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Your Afghan Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><strong>Dear Educators: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Many of you have newcomers from Afghanistan joining your schools and classes. MASFEC is compiling a list of resources that may be useful. The list is under construction; we will add to it as more information becomes available. Let us know if you have resources to share as well!<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/welcoming-your-afghani-students\/afghan-student\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Afghan-Student-300x200.png\" alt=\"Smiling Afghan girl standing in front of chalkboard\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Welcoming Newcomers<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/welcoming-newcomers-into-the-early-childhood-classroom\/\">Elementary and early childhood\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/welcoming-newcomers-advice-for-middle-school-and-above\/\">Middle school and high school<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Background Information<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/who-are-afghan-refugees-coming-us-what-happens-when-they-arrive-2021-08-26\/\">Explainer: Who are the Afghan refugees coming to the U.S. and what happens when they arrive?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Family Engagement<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorincolorado.org\/refugees\/afghan\">How Schools Can Partner with Afghan Refugee Families<\/a><br \/>\nThe resources compiled on this page provide recommendations to educators on how schools can partner with Afghan refugee families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Tools &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/switchboardta.org\/resource\/supporting-afghan-students-in-schools-youth-programs-the-united-states\/\">Toolkit: Supporting Afghan Students in Schools &amp; Youth Programs in the United States<\/a> &#8211; A Toolkit that helps teachers to develop a understanding of newly arrived Afghan student and their families including Afghan educational systems, possible educational experiences and challenges.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomlibrary.org\/Afghan-Children-Read\/\">Afghan Children Read<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; This site provides 330 books in Dari and Pashto for early grades.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1Gv11eHC2sHE5si6rVtnLV5pz9AjmtKKt\">English-Dari and English-Pashto\u00a0flashcards<\/a> &#8211; These flashcards show how to pronounce English words phonetically in Dari\/Pashto and vice versa. For Afghan evacuees now in the US, the flashcards are relevant for caregivers to learn along with their children as well.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncela.ed.gov\/Webinars?utm_source=nexus_newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=registering_enrolling_newcomers_webinar\">Registering and Enrolling Refugee and Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; In case you missed it, the recording from <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__ncela.ed.gov_Webinars-3Futm-5Fsource-3Dnexus-5Fnewsletter-26utm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fcampaign-3Dregistering-5Fenrolling-5Fnewcomers-5Fwebinar&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=mnv80tEh4KfzQhojZkGuFniP0_bqCjg4MjnSJU51lpM&amp;m=UkBDZrcM_mtW3Tw5V4-BHHBhQeeT3SMAh25d4MkfCgw&amp;s=KPyTjxyIVDQ_fzYrZUz4O1vfC4WDBr27UhfNvA_FqUQ&amp;e=\">OELA\u2019s recent webinar<\/a> on registering and enrolling newcomer students is now available. Panelists discussed best practices and resources for facilitating refugee and immigrant students\u2019 transition into U.S. schools, including scheduling considerations, academic evaluations, and options for newcomer students who arrive without academic credentials or do not meet state academic requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Trauma<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Many newcomer or refugee students and their families have experienced trauma, either in their country of origin or during their transition to the United States. 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