Publisher's Synopsis
The complete step-by-step curriculum to help refugee children learn to read, write, and thrive in English - with joy, dignity, and success.
Learn to Read English for Refugee Kids is more than just a reading program - it's a bridge to belonging, confidence, and opportunity for children starting a new life.
Created by literacy leader T.J. Edwards and The Freedom Forward Project, this groundbreaking 16-chapter curriculum gives teachers, parents, community leaders, and refugee advocates everything they need to help refugee learners master English reading and writing - at their own pace, in a safe and joyful way.
Inside this powerful book, you'll find:
✅ Step-by-step lessons - phonics, sight words, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, writing
✅ Trauma-informed strategies for healing and trust-building through literacy
✅ Culturally responsive teaching that honors children's languages and identities
✅ Real-world reading & writing - connecting literacy to life
✅ Family engagement tips - how to partner with refugee families for success
✅ A complete refugee reading program template - build programs in schools, refugee centers, after-school programs, and communities
✅ Joy-driven methods to create lifelong readers and writers
Who is this book for?
✅ Teachers of refugee and ESL learners
✅ Parents & foster families supporting refugee children
✅ Community literacy volunteers
✅ NGOs and refugee resettlement agencies
✅ Public libraries and literacy centers
✅ Faith-based organizations supporting refugee families
Why this curriculum?
Because refugee children deserve more than worksheets.
They deserve connection, confidence, and hope - and literacy is the key to all of it.
Learn to Read English for Refugee Kids provides a complete, flexible system that works for:
✅ PreK-12 learners
✅ Mixed-age and multi-language groups
✅ Trauma-affected learners
✅ Beginners and emerging readers
✅ Community-based and school-based settings
Every child can learn to read and write. Every child deserves that chance.
This book gives you the tools to make it happen - one reader, one writer, one life at a time.
Forever forward.
