1. Citizenship Class 101: 10 Tips for a New Citizenship Teacher TDLS Session 243
Jennifer Gagliardi
OTAN Trainer
Milpitas Adult School
OTAN is of the three state leadership projects.
25 Year anniversary in 2014.

2. USCIS.gov

3. Tip 1: ILRC N-400 Annotated Version & Other Languages
 Annotated N-400
 N-400 Korean Translation
 N-400 Haitian Translation
 N-400 Portuguese Translation
 N-400 Spanish Translation
 N-400 Vietnamese Translation
 N-400 Chinese Translation
 N-400 Arabic Translation
 N-400 Khmer Translation

4. *uscitizenpod: Recursos de Ciudadanía en Español
USCIS.gov/es
*uscitizenpod: Recursos de Ciudadanía en Español

5. Tip 2: Get to know USCIS.gov: Emma

6. USCIS Citizenship Resource Center

7. Tip 3: Civics, English, Lesson Plans, & Professional Development
Adult Ed Curriculum (M-1166)
The ProfDev Guide (M-1139)
Adult Ed Content (M-1121)
Adaptable Teaching Tools (link)
N-400 Key Concepts (M-1118)
Teaching Tips N-400 Vocab (link)

8. Targeted Civics Practice from USCIS
Civics Playlist on YouTube
Mobile App
“The Torch”
Self-Test
In English and Spanish

9. Tip 4: Civics Question Translations by CLINIC and other CBOs
Translations done by USCIS
Arabic
Chinese
Korean
Spanish
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Albanian
Amharic
Bosnian
Burmese
Cm/Khmer
Farsi
French
Gujarati
Hindi
Hmong
Lao
Oromo
Pt/Brazilian
Punjabi
Russian
Somali
Telegu
Thai
Tigrigna
Urdu
* uscitzenpod: Citizenship by Language for Citizenship Resources organized by language.

10. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship

11. Tip 5: Create new exercises from Preparing the Oath transcripts

12. CASAS Assessments for Citizenship Prep
CASAS Life/Work
Reading
Listening
CASAS Citizenship Assessments
CASAS
EL Civics COAPPS
CASAS Bibliography of Citizenship Materials

13. Tip 6: Gov’t/History LISTENING TEST 965/966G
Supersedes 963/964 (multiple choice reading test)
Multiple choice listening test.
Students listen to thirty recorded questions.
Each question is repeated twice.
Based on the new 2008 civics questions.

14. Gov’t/History LISTENING TEST (965/966G)
Practice 1
Red and black
Red, white, and blue
Black and white
White, gold, and green
Practice 2
Adams
Jefferson
Washington
Hamilton
Sample test w/ audio file available at
Sample test w/ audio file available at

15. Tip 7: CASAS CIT Speaking Test
Are you ready to begin?
Yes!
CIT Faqs: bit.ly/1pkYrcV
CIT training:
#1 MYTH about the Citizenship Interview: it is an oral quiz based on the 100 questions. The Interview is based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization from which they will be asked questions. An applicant can be asked every single question on the N-400 and vocabulary explanation if the USCIS examiner so desires in order to determine if the applicant is 1) eligible; 2) telling the truth.

16. Intro to the CIT Speaking Test
Competencies Assessed:
Small Talk, Personal Info, Soft Skills, Clarification
Multiple grammar structures and verb tenses
N-400 Application for Naturalization Vocabulary
Training is required to administer this test.
Test Administration:
One-on-one interview format (approx. 15 to 20 minutes)
Simulates USCIS interview
Follows basic interview pattern (Into, Middle, Closing)
CIT Faqs: bit.ly/1pkYrcV
CIT training:
#1 MYTH about the Citizenship Interview: it is an oral quiz based on the 100 questions. The Interview is based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization from which they will be asked questions. An applicant can be asked every single question on the N-400 and vocabulary explanation if the USCIS examiner so desires in order to determine if the applicant is 1) eligible; 2) telling the truth.

17. Two Examples of CIT anchors
What is your home address?
1331 E. Main St., Milpitas, CA,
1331 E. Main St., Milpitas 1
I live in a house
Have you ever sold or smuggled Illegal drugs? Y/N
What are illegal drugs?
Drugs against the law like heroin/cocaine 2
Drugs against the law. 1
Alcohol
CIT Faqs: bit.ly/1pkYrcV
CIT training:
#1 MYTH about the Citizenship Interview: it is an oral quiz based on the 100 questions. The Interview is based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization from which they will be asked questions. An applicant can be asked every single question on the N-400 and vocabulary explanation if the USCIS examiner so desires in order to determine if the applicant is 1) eligible; 2) telling the truth.

18. CIT Benefits! Does not measure knowledge of the US Civics.
REFOCUSES student prep on the N-400 application!
Vocabulary based on 10 page pre-2014 N-400
Students must explain N-400 Part 12 terms!
Detours from the N-400 question sequence.
Students learn how to navigate interruptions & request for further info in a safe environment.
Uses Colloquial English
Work/life connection: job interviews, medical exams, parent/teacher conferences, etc.

19. Citizenship: Ready for the Interview (excellent activity book)
Textbooks
Citizenship: Ready for the Interview
New Readers Press
Voices of Freedom
Pearson-Longman
(excellent activity book)
Future
US Citizens
(good for DL

20. Tip 8: More Textbooks
Fisher-Hill: U.S. Citizenship for Spanish Speakers
US Citizenship Bootcamp
Fisher-Hill: U.S. Citizenship for Spanish Speakers
ESL Publishing

21. US Citizenship Podcast

22. Tip 9: uscitizenpod’s Mix & Match Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
Includes
20 interviews and 40 Civics quizzes
Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes Sign up for our newsletter and download our free pdf Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes. Teachers can create a variety of practice interviews for their students by pairing an interview with a quiz, then making double-sided copies.  Each level has 5 versions of the interview. 

23. Tip 10: uscitizenpod on YouTube
US Citizenship Podcast Episodes
US Citizenship Podcast Audiograms

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