Harris, Jill (ENL - Bridges) / RCSD ELLs: Syrian Refugees

Below is information about Arabic speaking ELLs from Syria.

Syria 101 Presentation File - Click Here

Arabic: Need to Know for Educators - Click Here

Islam Need to Know for Educators - Click Here

The Whats & Whys of Hijab - Click Here

Videos

1. Syrian Refugees Find a Home in the U.S.

2. TIME: Syrian Family Finds a New Home in Iowa

3. TIME: Syria's Lost Generation: The Plight of the Youngest Refugees

4. Buzzfeed: How It Feels to Be a Syrian Refugee in America

5. ABC News Flashpoint: Refugees in America (Part 1)

6. ABC News Flashpoint: Refugees in America (Part 2)

7. TODAY: How Rasmi Moussa, A Teenage Syrian Refugee, Resettled In America After Escaping the War

8. Struggling to Adapt: One Syrian Refugee Family's Story

9. The Harrowing Personal Stories of Syrian Refugees, in Their Own Words

Cultural Information

1. Every Culture: Syrian Cultural Profile

2. Profile of Syrian Immigrants in the United States

3. Syria History: Food Profile

4. Syrian Food

5. Ethnic & Religious Groups of Syria

6. New World Encyclopedia: Syria Country Profile

7. World Atlas: Largest Ethnic Groups in Syria

8. Cultural Atlas: Syrian Culture

9. PBS: Socio-Political Charts

Language

1. Levantine Arabic

2. BBC: Ten Facts about the Arabic Language

3. World Atlas: Languages of Syria

4. Arabic Transfer Issues for ELLs

Education

1. Education in Syria

2. The Guardian: Syrian Children Without Education

3. UNICEF: Going to School in Wartime

4. MSN: Years Late, Syria's Children of War Learn to Read and Write

5. Human Rights Watch: Education for Syrian Refugee Children: What Donors and Host Countries Should Do

Conflict in Syria

1. The Guardian: The War in Syria Explained in Five Minutes

2. Vox: Syria's War - Who is Fighting and Why

3. Why the War in Syria is Heating Up

4. Vox: The Middle East's Cold War

5. CNN: Syria Civil War Fast Facts

6. Syria Conflict: Will Powers End Up in Direct War?

Refugee Information

1. Ten Facts About Refugee Resettlement

2. Process for Entry to USA for Refugees

3. U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

4. Key Facts about Refugees to the U.S.

5. International Rescue Committee: Refugees in America

Syrian Refugees in the Middle East, USA, NY, and Rochester

1. Migration Policy: Syrian Refugees in the United States

2. NAFSA: Executive Order Entry Ban Litigation Updates

3. A Year of Travel Bans

4. Syrian Refugees in Rochester

5. Map of Syrian Refugees & Camps in Turkey

6. Map of Syrian Refugees in Middle East

7. UNHCR in Jordan

8. UNHCR Data: Syrian Refugees in Jordan

9. UNHCR Data: Syrian Refugees in Turkey

13. Turkey Education Initiatives For Syrian Refugees

14. UNHCR: Syrian Refugee Response Data

15. BRIA New York State Refugee Population Report

16. D&C Syrian Refugee Family Faces Difficulties Here

17. Syrian Refugees in Turkey: The Long Road Ahead

Trauma & PTSD

1. The Science Behind PTSD Symptoms: How Trauma Changes the Brain

2. How Does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Change the Brain?

3. Syrian Children Suffer Staggering Levels of Trauma and Distress

4. The Shocking Reality for a Generation of Syrian Children

5. Educator's Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children

6. UNHCR: Report on Mental Health of Syrians

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Below is information about Arabic speaking ELLs from Syria.

Syria 101 Presentation File - Click Here

Arabic: Need to Know for Educators - Click Here

Islam Need to Know for Educators - Click Here

The Whats & Whys of Hijab - Click Here