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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1991
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED360402 |
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- (Parenting Curriculum for Language Minority Parents. Lao Language.) Holt, Grace D. Acculturation Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Asian Americans Childhood Needs Citizenship Education Curriculum Daily Living Skills Elementary Secondary Education English (Second Language) Health Education Lao Laotians Limited English Speaking Minority Groups Parent Education Parent School Relationship Parenting Skills Second Language Learning Workbooks This guide for minority language parents whose primary language is Lao presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and dealing with the school system; (2) parenting; (3) nutrition; (4) mathematics; (5) health; (6) safety; and (7) citizenship. The section on education provides information on school organization, registration, forms that must be completed, communication with teachers, and reading student report cards. The parenting skills emphasized are those of interacting with children and of coping with systems that can have an impact on children, such as the public library. Illustrations present scenarios of everyday activities with discussion questions in the primary language. In most instances, parallel English and Lao exercises are provided. (SLD)