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 g99EKiX16632; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 10:20:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 10:20:44 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20021009091534.00a7d168@dseagle.mail.iastate.edu> 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: Devon R Schueth <dseagle@iastate.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1309] 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 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1357 Lines: 44 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 > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! >http://sbc.yahoo.com Devon Schueth EAGLE Outreach Liaison Chickasaw County Extension 104 E. Main St. New Hampton, IA 50659 (641) 394-2174
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