Project Summary:

In order to assist migrant students in grades K-12 and out-of-school youth (OSY) to become proficient in literacy so they are successful students and lifelong learners, 17 states (42% of all small states receiving MEP funds) have joined together to implement the Literacy Education And Reading Network (LEARN) Migrant Education Program Consortium Incentive Grant. LEARN is designed to address the comprehensive literacy needs of migrant students by creating an innovative website (the Migrant Literacy NET [MLN] – www.migrantliteracy.com) for successfully achieving our objectives. As a result of this collaboration, LEARN will develop: (1) evidence- and scientifically-based literacy lessons (along with content- and standards-based assessments) that target foundational reading skills, writing skills, and study skills; (2) parent resources aligned with the literacy lessons to support learning in the home; (3) a literacy plan for elementary students (K-6) that targets students’ missing foundational literacy skills; (4) a literacy plan for secondary students (7-12/OSY) that identifies students’ literacy skill deficiencies with an added component that assists in planning for ways to address those needs; and (5) a cadre of trainers that can provide professional development to MEP staff in their respective states on providing literacy instruction using the MLN.

Project site: http://www.migrantreadingnet.com