id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
gatesol-71	Tinker Sachs, Gertrude	Welcoming Others – Immigrants and Refugees - How Do You Do It?	2017	6	.pdf	application/pdf	1239	80	48	As an immigrant to the United States since 2003 and a person who has lived in other countries (Hong Kong and Canada) historically, ethnically, culturally and linguistically different from my home country where I was born, bred and educated, (the Bahamas), I understand and am sensitive to walls and barriers of numerous types and perspectives (Tinker Sachs, 2006; 2014). While we embrace positive action to eliminate walls, we continue to educate ourselves to fill the voids that reduce our effectiveness such as addressing the need for teacher development programs for those who teach adult English language learners (Pettitt, Elkers, Campbell and Gure’s,“Critical Service -Learning in Adult ESOL Teacher Preparation: Reflections from the Field”) and the importance of providing more dual language programs (Farran and Mindrik’s, “Drama, Language, Literacy and Cognition in 3 GATESOL in Action, Fall 2016/Spring 2017 PreSchool Dual Language Learners”).	cache/gatesol-71.pdf	txt/gatesol-71.txt