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Ruth McKoy Lowery, PhD, is professor of children¿s literature and literacy, and associate chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at the Ohio State University. Her current research focuses on immigrant and multicultural literature, the adaptation of immigrant and at-risk students in schools, and preparing teachers to teach a diverse student population. Mary Ellen Oslick, PhD, is an assistant professor of literacy and reading at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading methods, children¿s literature, and critical literacy practices throughout the content areas. Rose M. Pringle, PhD, is an associate professor in science education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida. Her research agenda extends into two parallel, yet related research areas in science teacher education.

Foreword¿Barbara A. Lehman Poem: Silenced by Language¿Christina Levy Introduction: Immigrant Discourses Beyond Educational Spaces Ruth McKoy Lowery, Mary Ellen Oslick, and Rose M. Pringle Part 1: Research and Implementation Chapter 1: Our Stories: Voices of Jamaican Immigrant Parents Ruth McKoy Lowery and Rose M. Pringle Chapter 2: The Intersection of Culture, Scholarship, and Survival: Nigerian College Graduates in Americäs Higher Institutions Justina Ogodo Chapter 3: Culturally Responsive Leadership Development Project for Mental Health & Resilience: A Case Study of Bhutanese-Nepali Women in Central Ohio Binaya Subedi, Arati Maleku and Sudarshan Pyakurel Chapter 4: A Pedagogy of Inquiry: Preparing Teachers to Work with Immigrant Families Christian Winterbottom Chapter 5: Creating Worlds from Wordlessness in The Arrival: A Dramatic Dialogic Inquiry Approach to Immigration with Pre-Service Teachers Nithya Sivashankar Part 2: Practice and Reflection Chapter 6: Usher¿s New Look: Transforming Lives of Immigrant Teens through Spark Exploration and Peer-to-Peer Programming Careshia Moore and Yvette Cook Darby Chapter 7: A Non-Immigrant¿s Immigrant Experience: Relocating After Hurricane Maria Carrie Teston Geiger Chapter 8: Being Strategic in Planning: Financial Education for Immigrant Families Sandra Benain-Reid-McKoy Chapter 9: Bridging the Gap: Using Emphatic Intentions to Connect with the Displaced Immigrant Angie McDonald Part 3: Resources Chapter 10: Resources on Immigrants and Refugees Mary Ellen Oslick, Marla Goins, and Shawn Anderson Brown