Education is a Right

All children have a right to equal access education regardless of a parent’s immigration status. Immigration includes naturalized citizens, refugees, asylum seekers, those on visa, and those that are undocumented. Seek to understand stressors that many impact immigrants and their families. This includes the parent-child citizen status, the country of origin perspectives, family separation, family life events, religious practices, effects of ethnic discrimination, development of an ethnic identity, immigrants viewed as invaders or allies, cultural transition, language barriers, second language acquisition, inability to advocate for educational needs, mental and behavioral health needs. Seek to understand cultural in congruence between interventionists and immigrant families, parent perspective on literacy, learning and homework, early education acquisition, special education needs, resources, and development of tolerance respect for immigration diversity. These factors should all be noted to predict school outcomes (Frisby, C.L & Jimerson, 2016).

References:

Frisby, C.L., Jimerson, R. S., (2016). Understanding Immigrants, Schooling, and School Psychology: Contemporary Science and Practice. School Psychology Quarterly. 31 (2). 141-148.