ESCORT is a national resource center located in Oneonta, New York, for improving the educational opportunities for migrant children. The website is http://www.escort.org/ . They offer an annual ID&R Forum in the fall that provides extensive information on identification and recruitment.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education reports on effective educational programs, practices, and products. For example, information is available about reading, mathematics, middle school curriculum, dropout prevention, early childhood education, and English learners. For more information, visit https://www2.ed.gov/free/index.html
Graduation and Outcomes for Success for OSY (GOSOSY) is a Consortium Incentive Grant funded in 2015 and projected through 2018 by OME at the USDE to build capacity in states with their secondary-aged migrant out-of-school youth population. GOSOSY sponsors a dissemination event designed to help participants identify migrant OSY and provide services to meet their unique needs. The website is found at http://osymigrant.org
The Handbook for Educators Working with Children of Mexican Origin can be found at http://people.uncw.edu/martinezm/Handbook/html/index.htm
Colorín Colorado, a nationally-recognized bilingual site for families and educators of English learners, is found at http://www.colorincolorado.org/
Migrant Library: Sponsored by the Geneseo Migrant Center, the books listed in the Migrant Library serve as an introduction to migrant farmworker literature, both fiction and non-fiction. These resources may be useful inside the classroom, for research, or to increase understanding of the migrant experience in other areas.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with a focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8 http://www.naeyc.org
The National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education (NASDME) offers its annual National Migrant Education Conference held in the spring. At this event, staff learn strategies in curriculum and instruction, parent involvement, assessment, identification and recruitment, and program administration. For more information, see https://www.nasdme.org/
The National Center for Families Learning offers information and materials on migrant family literacy. http://www.familieslearning.org/
Guided Language Acquisition Design is a model of professional development in language acquisition and literacy. The strategies and model promote English language acquisition, academic achievement, and crosscultural skills. The project is based on years of experience with integrated approaches for teaching language. The model trains teachers to provide access to core curriculum using local district guidelines and curriculum. http://www.projectglad.com/
Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages offers everyone involved in English language teaching and learning an opportunity to be part of a dynamic community, where professionals connect with and inspire each other to achieve the highest standards of excellence. http://tesol.org/
The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) is a private, not-forprofit corporation headquartered in Texas that is dedicated to improving the health status of farmworker families by providing information services, training and technical assistance, and a variety of products to community and migrant health centers nationwide, as well as organizations, universities, researchers and individuals involved in farmworker health. http://www.ncfh.org/
The Preschool Initiative (PI) MEP Consortium provides resources for serving migrant preschool children. http://www.preschoolinitiative.org/
The GOSOSY MEP Consortium supports the delivery of services to migrant OSY. http://osymigrant.org
The Identification and Recruitment Rapid Response Consortium (IRRC) promotes interstate coordination for ID&R leading to improved educational continuity for migrant students. http://www.colorincolorado.org/