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ED 039 071 TITLr TNSTITUTTON PrionRm MO PUB DATE vOrnr, FDPS PRICE DESCPIPTOPS InFmTIPTERS ABSTPACT DOCUMENT RESUME RC 004 327 Migrant Children in Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Pull -0 -1 97 [6Q] 1Pp. EDRS ?rice Mr-$0.2P HC-$1.00 Communication Skills, *Compensatory education, Culturally Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Groups, rnglish (Second Language) , *Fnrichment Activities, Health, Inservice Teacher Education, *Migrant Child Education, Migrant Schools, Parent School Pelatiorship, Personal Growth, Recordkeeping, *Spanish Speaking, *State Programs, Vocational Aptitade *Wisconsin According to this summary report, the State of Wisconsin has been quidPd by 3 goals in planning education programs for migrant children: (1) to increase familiarity of the school staff with the problems and needs of migrant children, (2) to develop a curriculum emphasizing communication skills, and (3) to build a school environment which facilitates development of communication skills. The report outlines in-service training activities for teachers of migrant students and identifies 10 special needs of these students: (1) a sense of belonging, (2) enriched learning experiences, (3) opportunities to explore the arts, (4) verbal practice in rnglish, (5) a knowledge of Spanish, (6) practice in listening, (7) opportunities to explore vocational interests, (9) health care, (9) family-school cooperation, and (10) continuity of school records. A disucssion of programs and activities developed by the schools to meet each of these needs is presented. A map of Wisconsin showing the location and name of existing migrant schools is also included. (TL)

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ED 039 071

TITLrTNSTITUTTONPrionRm MOPUB DATEvOrnr,

FDPS PRICEDESCPIPTOPS

InFmTIPTERS

ABSTPACT

DOCUMENT RESUME

RC 004 327

Migrant Children in Wisconsin.Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison.Pull -0 -1 97

[6Q]1Pp.

EDRS ?rice Mr-$0.2P HC-$1.00Communication Skills, *Compensatory education,Culturally Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Groups,rnglish (Second Language) , *Fnrichment Activities,Health, Inservice Teacher Education, *Migrant ChildEducation, Migrant Schools, Parent SchoolPelatiorship, Personal Growth, Recordkeeping,*Spanish Speaking, *State Programs, VocationalAptitade*Wisconsin

According to this summary report, the State ofWisconsin has been quidPd by 3 goals in planning education programsfor migrant children: (1) to increase familiarity of the school staffwith the problems and needs of migrant children, (2) to develop acurriculum emphasizing communication skills, and (3) to build aschool environment which facilitates development of communicationskills. The report outlines in-service training activities forteachers of migrant students and identifies 10 special needs of thesestudents: (1) a sense of belonging, (2) enriched learningexperiences, (3) opportunities to explore the arts, (4) verbalpractice in rnglish, (5) a knowledge of Spanish, (6) practice inlistening, (7) opportunities to explore vocational interests, (9)

health care, (9) family-school cooperation, and (10) continuity ofschool records. A disucssion of programs and activities developed bythe schools to meet each of these needs is presented. A map ofWisconsin showing the location and name of existing migrant schoolsis also included. (TL)

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Intr

oduc

tion

The

mig

rato

ry fa

mily

mov

ing

from

sta

te to

sta

te, s

ingl

y or

in g

roup

s, in

car

s, tr

ucks

or

buse

sha

s cr

eate

d a

uniq

ue li

fe s

tyle

as

it ad

apts

to th

e un

pred

icta

ble

agric

ultu

ral l

abor

cond

ition

s ac

ross

the

coun

try.

Mig

rato

ry a

nd s

easo

nal w

orke

rs w

ith th

eir

child

ren

have

been

com

ing

to W

isco

nsin

sin

ce th

e 19

40's

to p

lant

, cul

tivat

e, h

arve

st a

nd p

roce

ss th

efr

uit

and

vege

tabl

e cr

ops

vita

l to

the

econ

omy

of th

e st

ate.

in a

dditi

on to

mak

ing

an e

cono

mic

con

trib

utio

n in

Wis

cons

in, t

he m

igra

tory

wor

kers

shar

e a

rich

folk

cul

ture

incl

udin

g cl

ose

fam

ily ti

es a

nd r

epre

sent

ativ

e ex

pres

sion

s in

danc

e, m

usic

and

art

. The

mig

rant

's p

ositi

ve e

cono

mic

rol

e an

d hi

s cu

ltura

l uni

quen

ess

are

cons

tant

ly b

eing

cha

lleng

ed b

y ac

cultu

ratio

n pr

essu

res,

by

his

cwn

desi

re fo

r a

bette

r w

ayof

life

, and

by

the

educ

atio

nal d

eman

ds o

f a te

chno

logi

cal s

ocie

ty. T

he c

lash

of t

hese

fact

ors

the

forc

e of

trad

itior

and

the

desi

re to

pre

pare

for

the

futu

reis

inev

itabl

e.T

he m

igra

tory

pop

ulat

ion

thus

bec

omes

the

topi

c of

bro

ad q

uest

ions

of n

atio

nal a

ndlo

cal c

once

rn.

Par

t of W

isco

nsin

's r

espo

nse

to th

ese

ques

tions

is r

efle

cted

in it

s ap

proa

ch to

the

educ

atio

n of

the

mig

rant

chi

ld. T

o id

entif

y th

e ed

ucat

iona

l nee

ds o

f the

chi

ld. i

t is

first

nece

ssar

y to

acc

ount

for

the

maj

or c

onfli

cts

whi

ch fa

ce h

im.

As

his

fam

ily r

epea

tedl

y m

oves

on

to s

eek

shor

t-te

rm e

mpl

oym

ent,

the

child

is s

ubje

cted

to c

onst

ant c

hang

e an

d un

cert

aint

y, w

hich

may

affe

ct h

im b

oth

posi

tivel

y an

d ne

gativ

ely.

On

the

one

hand

, he

enjo

ys th

e pe

rson

a! s

ecur

ity o

f str

ong

fam

ily b

onds

. He

is fl

exib

le in

mee

ting

new

situ

atio

ns. H

e is

ski

lled

in h

oein

g, h

arve

stin

g, o

r in

oth

er fu

nctio

ns o

f fie

ldT

abor

.

On

the

othe

r ha

nd, h

e la

cks

cont

inui

ty in

his

edu

catio

nth

e fa

ctor

whi

ch a

ccou

nts

for

a

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wea

knes

s in

his

Eng

lish-

orie

nted

com

mun

icat

ions

ski

lls. A

t tim

es h

e si

ts a

part

from

oth

ers

in a

cla

ssvi

ctim

ized

by

impa

tient

teac

hers

who

are

dis

tres

sed

by h

is tr

ansi

ency

. He

furt

her

grow

s to

res

ent t

he e

stab

lishe

d sc

hool

s as

pla

ces

whe

re h

e fa

ils a

nd s

pend

sun

plea

sant

day

s be

twee

n m

igra

tions

.

The

Wis

cons

in a

ppro

ach

has

evol

ved

with

a v

iew

to p

rese

rvin

g ea

ch c

hild

's u

niqu

e cu

ltura

lhe

ritag

e w

hile

offe

ring

him

cho

ices

for

enric

hmen

t with

in c

hild

-cen

tere

d sc

hool

pro

gram

s.T

he e

mph

asis

is o

n cr

eatin

g a

posi

tive

lear

ning

env

ironm

ent i

n w

hich

the

scho

ol is

conc

erne

d w

ith th

e im

med

iate

pre

senc

e of

the

child

.

It is

unr

ealis

tic fo

r th

e sc

hool

to d

eman

d or

ant

icip

ate

long

-ran

ge c

hang

es in

the

stud

ent's

life

styl

e or

abi

litie

s w

hen

he m

ay b

e in

atte

ndan

ce fo

r on

ly o

ne d

ay o

r fo

r si

x w

eeks

. The

Wis

cons

in p

lan

stre

sses

that

chi

ldre

n, n

o m

atte

r w

hat t

heir

atte

ndan

ce r

ecor

ds, n

eed

and

thriv

e up

on a

ctiv

ities

whi

ch r

eaffi

rm th

eir

iden

tity

as in

divi

dual

s. T

he g

oals

of t

he lo

cal

scho

ols

mus

t shi

ft, th

en, f

rom

the

futu

re, o

r fr

om w

hat m

ight

be

achi

eved

thro

ugh

exte

nded

con

tact

with

the

child

, to

the

lear

ning

pos

sibi

litie

s of

the

pres

ent.

The

sta

te a

ssum

es th

at a

lthou

gh m

akin

g th

e pr

esen

t mom

ent i

mpo

rtan

t for

the

child

isth

e ce

ntra

l aim

, the

loca

l pro

gram

s w

ill a

lso

be fu

lfilli

ng m

ore

spec

ific,

ski

ll-or

ient

ed g

oals

at th

e sa

me

time.

Sch

ools

are

urg

ed to

avo

id r

ote

mem

oriz

atio

n dr

ills,

bas

al r

eade

rs,

colo

ring

on m

imeo

grap

hed

shee

ts, a

nd a

ctiv

ities

whi

ch c

onfin

e st

uden

ts to

cla

ssro

oms

and

desk

s. C

hild

ren

shou

ld b

e af

ford

ed a

max

imum

of f

reed

omfr

eedo

m fr

om b

ells

, fro

mrig

id s

ched

ules

, fro

m a

cade

mic

com

petit

ion,

sta

ndar

dize

d te

sts

and

repo

rt c

ards

and

cons

eque

ntly

, fre

edom

to e

xper

imen

t, to

exp

lore

, to

choo

se a

nd to

gro

w.

3

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Gre

en L

ake

To

stre

ngth

en th

e ca

paci

ty o

f all

sum

mer

prog

ram

sta

ff fo

r cr

eatin

g su

ch a

n en

viro

nmen

t, in

-ser

vice

trai

ning

sess

ions

hav

e be

com

e a

maj

or e

lem

ent o

f the

Wis

cons

in a

ppro

ach

to m

igra

tory

edu

catio

n. T

he p

re-s

umm

ersc

hool

con

fere

nces

, hel

d in

Gre

en L

ake,

Wis

cons

in, i

nvol

ve a

dmin

istr

ator

s,te

ache

rs a

nd te

ache

r ai

des

inse

lf-ex

amin

atio

n an

d cu

rric

ulum

bui

ldin

g ex

erci

ses.

For

mos

t sta

ff m

embe

rs th

e G

reen

Lak

e co

nfer

ence

issy

nony

mou

s w

ith r

igor

ous

activ

ity, i

n w

hich

adu

ltsar

e as

ked

to r

espo

nd a

nd g

row

as,

hop

eful

ly, t

heir

stud

ents

will

in th

esu

mm

er s

essi

ons.

In a

dditi

on to

emph

asiz

ing

part

icip

ator

y le

arni

ng e

xper

ienc

es, t

he w

orks

hops

hav

ebe

en c

aref

ully

des

igne

d to

pro

vide

am

etho

d fo

r st

aff a

nd p

rogr

am s

elf-

rene

wal

.

The

nee

d fo

r co

nsta

nt p

erso

nal a

nd p

rogr

am e

valu

atio

n is

str

esse

d th

roug

ha

rang

e of

dem

onst

ratio

n cl

asse

s,di

scus

sion

s of

film

s, c

reat

ive

rhyt

hmic

act

iviti

es, t

rain

ing

in n

on-v

erba

l com

mun

icat

ion,

staf

f int

rosp

ectio

n,te

am b

uild

ing,

and

cur

ricul

um d

evel

opm

ent t

asks

. Whe

n se

lf-aw

are

staf

f mem

bers

rev

iew

and

impr

ove

thei

rpr

ogra

ms,

thei

r st

uden

ts b

enef

it di

rect

ly fr

om th

e 'G

reen

Lak

e ph

iloso

phy.

'

Afte

r th

ree

Gre

en L

ake

conf

eren

ces,

eac

h ai

med

at s

timul

atin

g te

ache

rsto

rei

nter

pret

thei

r ed

ucat

or r

oles

and

to s

imul

tane

ousl

y re

-wor

k cu

rric

ulum

act

iviti

es,

a co

mm

on, s

tate

-wid

e at

titud

e to

war

d m

igra

nted

ucat

ion

is e

volv

ing.

At t

he lo

cal l

evel

, the

rec

ogni

zed

need

s an

d th

e ob

viou

spr

omis

e of

mig

rato

ry c

hild

ren

have

giv

en r

ise,

over

a th

ree-

year

per

iod,

to s

peci

fic o

bjec

tives

and

to a

var

iety

of c

urric

ulum

optio

ns a

nd a

ppro

ache

s. T

heco

mpi

led

lists

are

not

inte

nded

to in

trod

uce

unifo

rmity

into

the

loca

l pro

gram

s, b

ut r

athe

r to

insp

ireex

perim

enta

tion

and

dive

rsity

. It i

s im

poss

ible

to e

valu

ate

the

degr

ee o

f ope

nnes

s an

d cr

eativ

ity w

hich

teac

hers

hav

e br

ough

t to

the

activ

ities

, jus

tas

it is

impo

ssib

le to

mea

sure

the

prog

ress

of c

hild

ren

inex

plor

ing,

lear

ning

and

gro

win

g. W

ith th

ese

vita

l ele

men

ts m

issi

ng,

how

ever

, the

pro

gram

s co

uld

not h

ave

func

tione

d pr

oduc

tivel

y.

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The

chi

ldre

n's

need

s

Sense of

belonging

With

the

frag

men

tatio

n of

thei

rsc

hool

exp

erie

nces

, mig

rato

ry c

hild

ren

need

to fe

el a

sen

se o

f bel

ongi

ngin

the

educ

atio

nal p

rogr

am o

f the

loca

lsc

hool

s.

Alw

ays

with

som

e va

riatio

n fr

om s

choo

lto

sch

ool,

the

Wis

cons

in s

umm

er T

itle

I mig

rant

prog

ram

s ha

ve:

offe

red

a bi

lingu

al a

ppro

ach

to c

omm

unic

atio

nsk

ills.

incl

uded

teac

her

aide

s of

Mex

ican

-Am

eric

anba

ckgr

ound

. Suc

h in

divi

dual

s be

cam

e po

sitiv

ero

lem

odel

s fo

r th

e ch

ildre

n.

subs

titut

ed fa

mili

ar S

pani

shna

mes

for

non-

iden

tifi-

catio

n na

mes

in s

torie

s an

d re

adin

gex

erci

ses.

For

exam

ple,

Jac

k an

dJi

llbe

cam

e Jo

se a

nd L

upe.

invi

ted

child

ren

to ta

ke a

n ac

tive

part

in p

lann

ing

the

day'

s pr

ogra

m.

enco

urag

ed c

hild

ren

to 'S

ign

Up

Her

e' fo

rth

eir

choi

ce o

f fre

e -t

me

activ

ities

.

begu

n ea

ch d

ay w

ith th

e di

rect

or p

layi

ng th

epi

ano;

answ

erin

g ch

ildre

n's

requ

ests

for

song

s, m

arch

es, a

ndcr

eativ

e dr

amat

ics.

prov

ided

for

indi

vidu

alre

spon

sibi

litie

s su

ch a

sw

ater

ing

plan

ts, p

assi

ng o

ut n

apki

ns a

ndsn

acks

.

emph

asiz

ed n

on-g

rade

d gr

oupi

ng a

ndin

divi

dual

ized

inst

ruct

ion.

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Lear

ning

exp

erie

nces

Mig

rato

ry c

hild

ren

need

enr

iche

d re

al-li

fe le

arni

ng e

xper

ienc

es in

sch

ool.

To

this

end

, tea

cher

s in

the

Wis

cons

in s

umm

er T

itle

I mig

rant

pro

gram

s ha

ve;

cons

ider

ed fi

eld

trip

s to

be

esse

ntia

l in

thei

r to

tal

prog

ram

s.

used

fiel

d tr

ips

as th

e sp

ringb

oard

for

clas

sroo

mac

tiviti

es a

imed

at v

erba

lizat

ion,

rea

ding

and

writ

ing.

expl

ored

cre

ativ

e ar

t pro

ject

s as

ext

ensi

ons

ofw

ell-p

lann

ed fi

eld

trip

s.

give

n ch

ildre

n ac

tivity

opt

ions

whi

ch c

orre

spon

d to

thei

r ab

ilitie

s.

capi

taliz

ed o

n m

oon

expl

orat

ion

to d

evel

op s

pace

proj

ects

by:

build

ing

a fu

ll sc

ale

card

boar

d ro

cket

,dr

amat

izin

g a

moo

n sh

ot, d

esig

ning

per

sona

lized

rock

et c

ham

bers

, tap

e-re

cord

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Exp

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situ

atio

ns w

hich

rei

nfor

ce th

eir

own

trai

ning

and

exp

erie

nce

in e

duca

tion.

Sin

ce n

o de

finiti

ve te

st e

vide

nce

supp

orts

the

activ

ity c

ente

red

met

hod

mor

e th

an th

e tr

aditi

onal

rea

der-

wor

kboo

k te

chni

ques

as b

eing

mor

e ef

fect

ive

in m

igra

tory

edu

catio

n, it

is d

iffic

ult t

o im

pose

eith

er o

n a

loca

l sta

ff. H

owev

er, o

bser

vatio

ns in

dica

teth

at th

e m

igra

tory

chi

ld r

espo

nds

mor

e po

sitiv

ely

to a

ctiv

ities

whi

ch a

re fu

n an

d en

gros

sing

, and

whi

ch h

e su

ccee

ds in

affe

ctin

g th

roug

h hi

s pa

rtic

ipat

ion.

Mor

e im

port

ant t

o th

e ch

ild th

an th

e pa

rtic

ular

ski

ll at

han

d ar

e th

e su

btle

, per

sona

lin

tera

ctio

ns in

the

teac

hing

-lear

ning

atm

osph

ere.

Thu

s it

is th

e na

ture

of t

he le

arni

ng c

limat

e an

d th

e de

velo

pmen

t of a

ctiv

ity c

ente

red

educ

atio

n w

hich

will

con

tinue

to b

est

ress

ed in

the

Wis

cons

in a

ppro

ach.

Hop

eful

ly, t

he to

ne a

nd in

tent

of t

his

attit

ude

tow

ard

mig

rato

ry e

duca

tion

will

hav

e -o

me

impa

ct o

n th

e gr

eate

r pr

oble

m o

f the

lack

of f

lexi

bilit

y an

d in

nova

tion

in th

e to

tal p

ublic

edu

catio

nal s

yste

m.

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Con

clus

ion

In p

lann

ing

educ

atio

n pr

ogra

ms

for

mig

rato

ry c

hild

ren,

Wis

cons

in h

as h

ad th

ree

goal

s:

To

incr

ease

the

awar

enes

s of

the

staf

f wor

king

with

mig

rant

chi

ldre

n th

at th

e qu

ality

of h

uman

rel

atio

nshi

p w

hich

take

s pl

ace

with

in th

e cl

assr

oom

and

the

mut

ual r

espe

ct b

etw

een

adul

ts a

nd c

hild

ren

dete

rmin

e m

otiv

atio

n an

d in

tere

st fo

r le

arni

ng.

To

deve

lop

a cu

rric

ulum

in w

hich

the

maj

or e

mph

asis

wou

ld b

e co

mm

unic

atio

n sk

ills.

The

se s

kills

enco

mpa

ss li

sten

ing,

spea

king

, rea

ding

, and

writ

ing.

To

build

a s

choo

l env

ironm

ent w

hich

faci

litat

es th

e de

velo

pmen

t of c

omm

unic

atio

n sk

ills.

Suc

han

env

ironm

ent m

ust b

eco

mpa

tible

with

the

back

grou

nd a

nd e

xper

ienc

es o

f the

mig

rant

chi

ldre

n.

Sta

ff A

war

enes

s

Incr

ease

d aw

aren

ess

dem

ands

sel

f-ap

prai

sal o

r in

tros

pect

ion.

Bef

ore

one

can

asse

ss th

e ex

tern

al s

ituat

ion

he m

ust b

eaw

are

ofhi

s ow

n bi

ases

, pre

judi

ces

and

into

lera

nces

. Thi

s se

lf-ap

prai

sal r

esul

ts in

a le

ss d

isto

rted

vie

w o

f the

ext

erna

l env

ironm

ent.

Thi

s vi

ew e

xpos

es th

e ac

adem

ic d

efic

its o

f mig

rant

chi

ldre

n as

man

ifest

atio

ns o

f lar

ger,

mor

e ba

sic

prob

lem

s. R

athe

r th

anse

eing

'A M

igra

nt P

robl

em,'

one

sees

the

cond

ition

s in

soc

iety

whi

ch h

ave

prod

uced

chi

ldre

n w

ho d

o no

t fun

ctio

n ad

equa

tely

in s

choo

l.

Sen

sitiv

e st

aff m

embe

rs d

evel

op a

cla

ssro

om c

limat

e fr

ee fr

om th

reat

and

com

fort

able

for

lear

ning

. The

firs

t con

cern

is to

rem

ove

the

cond

ition

s in

the

clas

sroo

m w

hich

mak

e th

e m

igra

nt c

hild

feel

uns

ure

or in

adeq

uate

. With

thes

e ba

rrie

rsov

erco

me,

ther

e ar

e fe

wer

obs

truc

tions

in d

evel

opin

g cu

rric

ulum

.

Cur

ricul

um D

evel

opm

ent

Ass

umin

g an

aw

are

and

sens

itive

sta

ff, th

e cu

rric

ulum

con

tent

can

be

deve

lope

d. T

he s

eque

nce

in w

hich

a co

mm

unic

atio

nsk

ills

prog

ram

mov

es is

impo

rtan

t. C

hild

ren

with

Spa

nish

as

thei

r na

tive

lang

uage

nee

d fir

st to

feel

com

fort

able

and

unth

reat

ened

in th

e fr

ee u

se o

f it.

Spa

nish

mus

t be

the

base

upo

n w

hich

to b

uild

faci

lity

in E

nglis

h. R

elat

ions

hips

are

draw

nbe

twee

n si

mila

ritie

s an

d di

ffere

nces

in th

e so

unds

of t

he la

ngua

ges.

Afte

r ha

ving

dev

elop

ed, t

hrou

gh m

uch

liste

ning

and

spea

king

, an

'ear

' for

the

seco

nd la

ngua

ge, r

eadi

ng a

nd w

ritin

g ar

e in

trod

uced

.

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An

Eng

lish

com

mun

icat

ions

pro

gram

that

bui

lds

on th

e sk

ills

whi

ch m

igra

nt c

hild

ren

have

in S

pani

sh a

ckno

wle

dges

the

valu

eof

thei

r la

ngua

ge a

bilit

y. It

als

o ac

cept

s th

e va

lues

of t

he m

igra

nt fa

mily

whi

chha

s no

t bee

n so

intim

idat

ed b

y 'A

nglo

' cul

ture

as to

giv

e up

a b

asic

ingr

edie

nt o

f its

her

itage

--la

ngua

ge. W

ith th

is b

ase,

suc

cess

is b

uilt

into

the

curr

icul

um.

Sch

ool E

nviro

nmen

t

Sch

ool e

nviro

nmen

t is

cond

ition

ed b

y th

e pr

evai

ling

cultu

re o

fou

r so

ciet

y. S

ome

of th

e ch

arac

teris

tics

of o

ur c

ultu

re, w

hich

scho

ols

refle

ct, a

re c

ompe

titio

n, ti

me

sche

dule

s, r

epor

ts, p

unct

ualit

y an

d pr

otoc

ol. F

orth

e m

ajor

ity o

f the

sch

ool p

opul

atio

nth

ese

pres

ent l

ittle

diff

icul

ty b

ecau

se m

ost c

hild

ren

com

e fr

om h

omes

that

hav

e in

doct

rinat

ed th

em to

acc

ept t

his

envi

ronm

ent.

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for

mig

rato

ry c

hild

ren

man

y of

thes

e ch

arac

teris

tics

are

alie

n. T

heir

lives

are

not

gui

ded

by ti

me

sche

dule

san

d re

port

s.

In o

rder

to m

eet t

he m

igra

nt c

hild

rea

listic

ally

, the

sch

ool

mus

t be

flexi

ble

enou

gh to

cha

nge

its c

ondi

tione

d en

viro

nmen

t..

..th

e in

trod

uctio

n of

Eng

lish

with

out e

nviro

nmen

tal e

xper

ienc

eup

on w

hich

sch

ool l

ifeis

bas

ed...h

as fo

ster

ed a

gene

ratio

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nctio

nally

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erat

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ironm

enta

l cha

nge

in m

igra

nt s

umm

er s

choo

l pro

gram

s is

sim

plifi

ed b

ecau

seth

e us

ual c

ondi

tions

whi

ch im

mob

ilize

asc

hool

are

not

as

prev

elan

t. T

he b

ound

arie

s of

the

scho

olca

n be

ext

ende

d in

to th

e co

mm

unity

and

chi

ldre

n ca

n ex

perie

nce

and

man

ipul

ate

its r

esou

rces

.

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r se

eing

, fee

ling,

touc

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othe

r w

ords

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erie

ncin

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dire

ct a

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l tie

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be

mad

e be

twee

n th

e co

mm

unic

atio

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ills

bein

g de

velo

ped

in th

e cl

assr

oom

. 'N

o am

ount

of r

eadi

ngor

talk

ing

abou

t tur

tles

can

tran

smit

the

awar

enes

s of

'turt

lene

ss' t

hat h

oldi

ng o

ne c

an."

2

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s pu

blic

atio

n ha

s do

cum

ente

d th

ose

activ

ities

whi

ch le

d to

war

d th

e go

als

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isco

nsin

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igra

nt e

duca

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prog

ram

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taff

awar

enes

s w

as s

tres

sed

in a

ll pr

eser

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wor

ksho

ps. M

ost l

ocal

pro

gram

s ha

vean

exp

erie

ntia

lly b

ased

cur

ricul

um a

nd a

s a

resu

lt sc

hool

env

ironm

ent h

as c

hang

ed fo

r m

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tory

chi

ldre

n. L

ocal

scho

ol le

ader

ship

whi

ch e

ncou

rage

s th

ese

appr

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es in

educ

atio

n an

d al

low

s st

aff t

he fr

eedo

m to

exp

lore

less

trad

ition

al m

etho

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rnin

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akes

a p

ositi

ve c

ontr

ibut

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to th

eliv

es o

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rato

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to th

e fu

ture

The

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197

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ill c

ontin

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m m

embe

rs. A

t the

sam

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aff m

embe

rs w

ill c

onsi

der

deve

lopi

ng te

achi

ng-le

arni

ng u

nits

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the

envi

ronm

enta

l uni

quen

ess

ofth

eir

own

cent

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for

mot

ivat

ion

fact

ors

and

for

wor

king

mat

eria

ls.

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re w

ill b

e an

initi

al c

onfe

renc

e of

loca

l pro

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sta

ff le

ader

s at

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en L

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topr

epar

e th

em fo

r th

eir

resp

onsi

bilit

ies

inth

e su

mm

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nt p

rogr

ams.

The

por

tions

of t

he G

reen

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e co

nfer

ence

whi

ch d

eal e

xclu

sive

ly w

ith h

uman

rel

atio

ns w

ill b

e op

tiona

l for

all

staf

fm

embe

rs.

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lth e

duca

tion

for

mig

rant

chi

ldre

n w

ill b

e a

maj

or to

pic

of d

iscu

ssio

n at

the

orie

ntat

ion

sess

ion.

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ms

of p

ublic

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thre

pres

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tives

will

act

as

cons

ulta

nts

to th

e te

achi

ng s

taffs

whe

n th

ey p

lan

and

carr

y ou

t a h

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edu

catio

n pr

ogra

m in

thei

rlo

cal s

choo

ls d

urin

g th

e su

mm

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onth

s.

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loca

l sch

ools

will

be

enco

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ed to

em

ploy

art

, mus

ic, a

nd d

ram

a sp

ecia

lists

for

the

sum

mer

pro

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s to

pro

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r ch

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n to

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.

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use

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.

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Cre

dits

Will

iam

C. K

ahl

Sta

te S

uper

inte

nden

t

Rob

ert C

. Van

Raa

lte

Ass

ista

nt S

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Fra

nk N

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wn

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inis

trat

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me

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E.S

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d M

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rogr

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Tea

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Dan

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nell

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phic

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e N

owak

Edi

tor

Spe

cial

than

ks to

the

Mig

rant

Chi

ldre

n in

Wis

cons

in.

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