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Many of the Toolkit’sproducts can also serve as supplemental teaching toolsfor volunteers and adult educators ina classroom orcommunity program setting.  \nThis Quick Start Guide provides suggestions on how touse the Toolkit and its materials in your community. Adetailed listing of each of the items included in theToolkit is also provided. Many programs, especiallythose new to serving immigrant communities, willfind the publication Expanding ESL, Civics, and CitizenshipEducation inYour Community:A Start-Up Guide to bea valuable  \nresource. Thispractical guide offersrecommendationsfor organizationsinterested inestablishing Englishasa Second Language  \n(ESL) and civicsand citizenship classes for immigrants.As an initial step, we encourage you to review boththis Quick Start Guide andthe more detailed Expanding ESL,Civics, and Citizenship Education in Your Community:A Start-UpGuide.You will find many uses forthe Toolkit both asasupplement to classroom instruction and asa stand -alone resource for self-study. To explore some ideas,choose from the topics below.  \n## Providing Basic Informationto the ImmigrantCommunity\n\nBefore embarking on anew class orprogram, try assessing the needs ofthe community and exploring theresources already available. To guideyour research, browse through thepublication Welcome to the United States:A Guide for New Immigrants andthewebsite www.welcometousa.gov toreview topics of special interest forimmigrants. Topics may include:  \n• Life in the United States  \n• Education  \n• Finding a job  \n• Healthcare  \n• Immigration and citizenship  \n• Emergencies  \n• Starting a business  \nConsult with other organizationsto learn what services they offerand see if there are unmet needs in  \ncontinued on the next page  \n## Developing Content forClasses\n\nMany of the products andpublications included in the Toolkitcan be used to enhance an ESLand/or citizenship class. Suggestionsinclude the following activities:  \n• Use the index provided in Welcometo the United States:A Guide for NewImmigrants to identify vocabularyrelated to life in the United States.These vocabulary words may alsobe useful in preparing studentsforthe naturalization interviewand test.  \n• Students can practice theirEnglish skills by reading aloudthe questions and answers foundin the Civics Flash Cards.  \n• The audio CD accompanying LearnAbout the United States: Quick CivicsLessons offers English languagelearners an opportunity to  \ncontinued on the next page  \n## Training Staff andVolunteers\n\nThe study aids and multimediamaterials inside the Toolkit can serveas helpful training resources fornew and experienced volunteers.Volunteers need appropriateguidance and tools to performeffectively. Refer to Expanding ESL,Civics, and Citizenship Education in YourCommunity:A Start-Up Guide fora step -by-step plan to build and supportyour volunteer network. Below areseveral suggestions on how to trainand motivate volunteers:  \n• Organize a viewing of the shortfilms provided in the Toolkit. Leada group discussion on how toteach students the concepts andinformation covered in each film.  \n• Effective citizenship instructorshave a solid understanding ofthe fundamentalsofU.S. historyand government. Volunteers  \ncontinued on the next page  \nM-674 (11/10)  \nProviding Basic Information to the ImmigrantCommunity continued from previous page  \nyour community. 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