Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g98MZbX18079; Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:35:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:35:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <v04210120b9c90c446c11@[128.148.147.35]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1307] Re: ESL Parenting question X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 1787 Lines: 47 Colleen It seems important to start with what the parents know and with what they want to know. Finding ways to invite them to talk about their kids, their own beliefs about families and what parents do -- without putting anyone on the spot, and without setting up judgements, might be a way to get going. If parents can identify areas that they want to know about -- or to see how "americans" parent (I use quotes to indicate that there is no One American way -- it could be a way to surface issues that they want to learn about, talk about, or share ideas about. As well, are there unique challenges and positive things about being in Alaska, as opposed, to, say, Maine, or Florida? Is geography a factor in daily living? Rural, urban issues? Janet Isserlis > My Even Start program is about to start a twice >weekly class -- 1 hour of parenting ed, lunch with the >children, and 1.5 hours of ESL instruction. We have >contracted the ESL instruction with an experienced >teacher, but I will be responsible for the parenting >piece. My group is quite mixed -- several Spanish >speakers, one Chinese, one Cambodian, and some that I >have referrals for but not concrete info. > >So my question is this: HOW do I teach parenting to >this group?? I am monolingual, and in my community, >there are not people who speak these languages >available to do the teaching. I am not new to >teaching, but I am new to both ESL and parenting >instruction, so any advice is welcome! Thanks. > >Colleen Angaiak >Even Start Coordinator >Literacy Council of Alaska >1949 Gillam Way, Box E >Fairbanks, AK 99709 >907/456-5013 ñ phone >907/456-1657 ñ fax > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! >http://sbc.yahoo.com
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