The Welcome Newcomers® family of libraries supports teen newcomers, English learners, and students with limited or interrupted formal education. Welcome Newcomers® covers real-life topics essential to living and succeeding in the United States; Welcome Newcomers Stories™ shares personal accounts from teens who have made that journey themselves; and Welcome SLIFE® offers emergent-level books for students with limited or interrupted schooling. Together, these libraries help students navigate new educational and social environments while building English skills.
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Welcome Newcomers®Built around 14 topics critical to succeeding in American schools and communities, Welcome Newcomers® pairs a nonfiction and fiction book on each topic to help recent immigrant teens learn English while adapting socially and academically. Survival vocabulary cards, lesson plans, and reproducible activities round out the program. |
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Welcome Newcomers Stories™A collection of autobiographical books built from real interviews with teen immigrants, each telling their own journey to America in their own words, along with advice for other newcomers. Every book includes a nonfiction section on the student's home country and a glossary of key terms. |
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Welcome SLIFE®Designed for teens with limited or interrupted formal education, including migrant students and refugees, Welcome SLIFE™ pairs emergent-level nonfiction and fiction books across five genres and twenty key topics, supported by an instructional guide and vocabulary cards. |
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Welcome Newcomers Fundamentals®A standalone set of 14 titles that gives newcomer students an entry point into the Welcome Newcomers® program before moving into the full library.
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