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 g9FDe0X24588; Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:40:00 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:40:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <C4AEB6DDCBE2D4118C1E000629D579CC3BEE7F@E156000N0> 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: "Evers, Janice" <JEvers@eminence.k12.ky.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1310] Re: ESL Parenting question X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Status: O Content-Length: 3480 Lines: 93 Dear Colleen: I have some very simple ideas that may help you to at least get started with your ESL group. I hope they help. Nursery Rhymes and Songs. They teach phonemic awareness and the English language at the same time. They also are things other children will know in school and teachers expect the children to know when they enter Kindergarten. Have the parents make a notebook of these, practice them during a planned PACT time and at home with their children. At the very least the children will recognize these when they go to school. Then invite parents to SHARE some of the rhymes and songs they heard when they were growing up. Put them in the notebook too as they are just as worthy of print. And will be very interesting to you as well!! Also, teach colors, shapes, numbers in English during parent time. These are things the children will need to know when they go to school too. This can transfer over into PACT time as well. Again, include the rich diversity in your class to share what they are called in their language as well. Bring in children's toys and go over names and how to play with them. Explain as best as you can what the children are learning when they use certain toys. I know this is not what you think of as typical parenting, but, it is important that parents help to prepare their children for school. Sincerely, Jan Jan Evers OVEC Even Start Teacher Eminence and West Point (502) 845-5427 X. 2472 (502) 922-4797 X. 226 -----Original Message----- From: Janet Isserlis [mailto:Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:35 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1307] Re: ESL Parenting question 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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