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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1699 "(6) Providing community participation programs, family literacy services, and parent outreach and training activities to limited English proficient children and their families— "(A) to improve the English language skills of limited English proficient children; and "(B) to assist parents in helping their children to improve their academic achievement and becoming active participants in the education of their children. "(7) Improving the instruction of limited English proficient children by providing for— "(A) the acquisition or development of educational technology or instructional materials; "(B) access to, and participation in, electronic networks for materials, training, and communication; and "(C) incorporation of the resources described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) into curricula and programs, such as those funded under this subpart. "(8) Carrying out other activities that are consistent with the purposes of this section. "(e) ACTIVITIES BY AGENCIES EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving funds under section 3114(d)(1) shall use the funds to pay for activities that provide enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth, which may include— "(A) family literacy, parent outreach, and training activities designed to assist parents to become active participants in the education of their children; "(B) support for personnel, including teacher aides who have been specifically trained, or are being trained, to provide services to immigrant children and youth; "(C) provision of tutorials, mentoring, and academic or career counseling for immigrant children and youth; "(D) identification and acquisition of curricular materials, educational software, and technologies to be used in the program carried out with funds; "(E) basic instruction services that are directly attributable to the presence in the school district involved of immigrant children and youth, including the payment of costs of providing additional classroom supplies, costs of transportation, or such other costs as are directly attributable to such additional basic instruction services; "(F) other instruction services that are designed to assist immigrant children and youth to achieve in elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States, such as programs of introduction to the educational system and civics education; and "(G) activities, coordinated with community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, private sector entities, or other entities with expertise in working with immigrants, to assist parents of immigrant children and youth by offering comprehensive community services. "(2) DURATION OF SUBGRANTS.—The duration of a subgrant made by a State educational agency under section 3114(d)(1) shall be determined by the agency in its discretion. " (f) SELECTION OF METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.—