U.S. Department of Education NEWCOMER TOOL KIT U.S. Department of Education NEWCOMER TOOL KIT This report was produced by the National Center for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) under U.S. Department of Education (Department) Contract No. ED-ELA-12-C-0092 with Leed Management Consulting, Inc. Synergy Enterprises, Inc. and WestEd also assisted with the publication. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department. No official endorsement by the Department of any product, commodity, service, enterprise, curriculum, or program of instruction mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. For the reader’s convenience, the tool kit contains information about and from outside organizations, including URLs. Inclusion of such information does not constitute the Department’s endorsement. U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 Phone: 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327) https://www.ed.gov/ Office of English Language Acquisition Phone: (202) 401-4300 Fax: (202) 260-1292 https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html September 2016 (Updated September 2017) This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition. (2016). Newcomer Tool Kit. Washington, DC: Author. This report is available on the Department’s website at: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/newcomers-toolkit/ncomertoolkit.pdf Availability of Alternative Formats Requests for documents in alternative formats such as Braille or large print should be submitted to the Alternate Format Center by calling 202-260-0852 or by contacting the 504 coordinator via email at
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