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Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4731] RE: ESL prenatal curriculum, literacy level
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Heather,
The What to Expect Foundation (based on the book What to Expect When
You're Expecting) has published materials for low-literate readers. For
more information:
http://www.whattoexpect.org/about/index.php
The Executive Director of the foundation is Lisa Bernstein. She may be
interested in challenges/opportunities like the one you raise.
David J. Rosen
djrosen@comcast.net
Heather Elizabeth Young wrote:
>Hello All,
>I'm hoping that someone might have ideas, feedback, input for a
>project I'm currently working on. I'm designing an ESL class
>specifically for the target population of immigrant expectant mothers.
>The focus of the class will be on developing language skills, using
>the content areas and language functions the learners and caregivers
>identify as most important during the childbearing year. Most of the
>target population learners have just a few years of formal education,
>so it will be a literacy level class.
>
>I would appreciate leads on materials that have been developed for
>this population, and especially hearing from anyone who may have
>designed or taught a similar class.
>
>Thank you,
>Heather Young
>
>hyoung1@gladstone.uoregon.edu
>Graduate student, LTS Program
>Department of Linguistics
>University of Oregon
>
>
>
>
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