Use your contact with Teacher and Caregivers, or Program Coordinators to collect some basic information about your student:

• The student’s name and age

• The student’s first language and country of origin

• Information the teacher would like to share about the student's prior educational experiences

• Information the student would like to share about the student's social interactions with other children, and about the best situations in which they learn.

• The student’s place of birth

• When did the student arrive in the country?

• How long has the student been in school in this country, in his or her country of origin?

• Do caregivers teach the student songs or poems in his or her first language?

• Do they read to the student in his or her first language?

• Does the student have books in his or her first language?

• What general topics have been covered in the student’s class so far?