Children of migrant farmworkers and fishers are among the most educationally disadvantaged children in the
country (Salerno, 1991). The conditions associated with their migratory lifestyle impose multiple obstacles to
educational achievement, such as discontinuity in education, social and cultural isolation, strenuous work outside of
school, extreme poverty, and poor health (Strang et al., 1993). Limited proficiency in English imposes an additional
educational burden on many migrant children (Henderson et al., 1994).