Migrant Literacy and Education
Home Pages for Migrant Literacy and Education Research
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP)
http://www.afop.org
AFOP seeks to improve the quality of life for migrant and seasonal
farmworkers and their families and to enhance the capabilities of
members who serve them by providing information, education, support,
advocacy, and representation at the national level. AFOP maintains the
National Farmworker Database. One area of focus for the AFOP is the impact of
migratory work and child labor on the education of migrant children and youth.
Center for Migrant Education
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/cme/
The Center partners with local, state, and national agencies and organizations
to improve education and related services for migrant children and
their families through the development and study of a variety of programs. Among its initiatives are research and the
dissemination of new knowledge on practices and perspectives in the
area of migrant education.
The Colorado Department of Education
Migrant Education Program
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cde_english/elau_migrant.htm
Provides services to migrant students and families including summer school
programs, distance learning, Colorado Statewide Migrant Even Start
Consortium and Family Literacy Program, Snapshot Assessment, and the
Binational Education Program.
¡Colorín Colorado!
http://www.colorincolorado.org
This site, a service of the Reading Rockets program from WETA, is available in both Spanish and English.
It has information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents.
The Conexiones Project
http://conexiones.asu.edu/defmgrnt.html
Several articles provide a portrait of migrant education and life accounts
of teen migrant students.
Edvantia
http://www.edvantia.org/products/searchresults.cfm&t=products&
c=search&topic=subgrMigrant
Find Resources for Migrant Education with
the Migrant Education Electronic Library of free, downloadable publications
including ERIC Digests and other larger full-text publications.
Geneseo Migrant Center
Annotated Bibliography
http://www.migrantlibrary.org
This bibliography can serve as an introduction to fiction and nonfiction
literature relating to the experience of the migrant worker. These resources
may be useful for the classroom, for research, or to increase understanding
of the migrant experience.
Interstate Migrant Education Council (IMEC)
http://www.migedimec.org
IMEC advocates policies that ensure the highest quality education and
other needed services for the nation's migrant children.
Julian Samora Research Institute (JSRI)
JSRI Migrant Labor Database
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modml/masterml.html
Index of brief citations to books and authors on the subject of Latino
migrant labor including categories for education, literacy, and
research.
Migrant Education Consortium for Higher Achievement (MECHA)
http://mecha.barry.edu
MECHA is a collaborative effort among Barry University, Dade County
Public Schools Migrant Education Program, public television,
telecommunications and software publishing industry partners, and the school
districts serving migrant children and youth in Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. It promotes
greater continuity of instruction and assists migrant students to achieve
high academic standards through the use of technology. MECHA utilizes
interactive video, instructional TV, and the World Wide Web to deliver
instruction and to access progress.
Migrant Head Start Quality Improvement Centers (MHS QIC)
Migrant Head Start Disability Services Quality Improvement Centers (MHS
SQIC)
http://www.mhsqic.org
MHS QIC and MHS DSQIC are U.S. projects of the Academy for Educational
Development (AED), an independent, nonprofit organization. QICs provide
training and technical assistance services to Migrant Head Start grantees in
thirty-five states.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu
NCELA collects, analyzes, and disseminates information relating to the
effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the
United States. Occasional focus on migrant students is in terms of bilingual
education.
National Rural Education Association (NREA)
http://www.nrea.net
NREA provides services that enhance educational opportunities for rural
schools and their communities.
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