"Where Do I Go from Here?": Meeting the Unique Educational Needs of Migrant Students » (New Edition)

Karen Vocke teaches courses in language, literacy, and pedagogy in the English Education program at Western Michigan University. Her commitment to issues of social justice and advocacy for all children in education was reinforced in her early teaching experiences with migrants and other language minority students. Karen is pictured here with her horse, Cashe.

Migrant farm laborers are often called America s invisible people a term that, tragically, is just as applicable to their children. Because their lives are transitory and their English skills often limited, our opportunities to have a lasting impact on their literacy education are far too brief. But that makes these children no less deserving of our full commitment. In Where Do I Go from Here? Karen Vocke describes how to make the most of each day, creating an educational experience that will serve all children long after they leave our classrooms.