[NIFL-FAMILY:1309] Re: ESL Parenting question

From: Devon R Schueth (dseagle@iastate.edu)
Date: Wed Oct 09 2002 - 10:20:44 EDT


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I would recommend calling your state library for local resources.  They 
often have lots of resources and/or contacts that have lots of info that 
very few people actually know about.



At 02:11 PM 10/8/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>  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 ­ phone
>907/456-1657 ­ fax
>
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Devon Schueth
EAGLE Outreach Liaison
Chickasaw County Extension
104 E. Main St.
New Hampton, IA  50659
(641) 394-2174



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