Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j4SLf3G02346; Sat, 28 May 2005 17:41:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 17:41:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200505282137.j4SLbttU005426@gladstone.uoregon.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Heather Elizabeth Young <hyoung1@gladstone.uoregon.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4735] Re: ESL prenatal curriculum X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Status: O Content-Length: 2866 Lines: 98 Thank you to everyone who responded to my first email. Your comments and resource ideas have been very helpful. Heather ------------------ > Dear Heather, > > I have been teaching ESL for many years and have written material for > pre-literate students. I have received grants from several organizations > here in Minnesota including the Deparment of Education to create health > education materials. You can find these health education materials both > online and print materialson my web site as well as multi-lingual health > education books. If you working with a pre-lit population you should also > consider using the LaRue Reading Skills test as an assessment of your > students skills. It's on my site and you can download free copies in PDF, > thanks to the Minnesota Department of Education. > > Sincerely, > Charles LaRue > Multi-Cultural Educational Services > http://www.mcedservices.com > > > > nifl-health@nifl.gov wrote: > > > NIFL-HEALTH Digest 1800 > > > > Topics covered in this issue include: > > > > 1) RE: ESL prenatal curriculum, literacy level > > by Heather Elizabeth Young <hyoung1@gladstone.uoregon.edu> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 21:16:24 -0700 > > From: Heather Elizabeth Young <hyoung1@gladstone.uoregon.edu> > > To: nifl-health@nifl.gov > > Cc: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> > > Subject: RE: ESL prenatal curriculum, literacy level > > Message-ID: <200505280416.j4S4GO5Z007513@gladstone.uoregon.edu> > > > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of NIFL-HEALTH Digest 1800 > > ****************************** > > -- > Multi-Cultural Educational Services > "We Get Your Message to Newcomers" > (763) 767-7786 > www.mcedservices.com > > Heather Young hyoung1@gladstone.uoregon.edu Graduate Student, LTS program Department of Linguistics University of Oregon
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