Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal (Mar 2024)

Reviewing School District and Caregiver Engagement: Toward Building Capacity to Serve English Learners

  • Emily Howell,
  • Rebecca Kaminski,
  • Tobi Pirolla

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20360/langandlit29664
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1

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Abstract The authors conducted a comprehensive literature review of school district partnerships with caregivers of ELs to inform this project design. This literature review addresses the following research question: What are the needs of caregivers of ELs in K-12 schools, and how are school partnerships supporting these caregivers? This literature review will address these gaps and overcoming EL caregiver underrepresentation by discussing seven focused and three theoretical codes drawn from a comprehensive review of 21 articles. Keywords: English Learner, caregiver, school districts, partnerships

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