I would want to find out if the children are literate in their home language, as this makes your job a bit easier than if the children are not literate in their spoken language. Find out if there are Hebrew Day schools in your community-- they often meet after school for study and might have some resources or suggestions for you.
Lori On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:27 , Lisa Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >I had that experience when I taught reading a few years ago. Our ESOL >teacher suggested that I get them some Kindergarten workbooks that had >the picture and the English word. I did as she said and, along with >ESOL, it did seem to help them learn English words. As for teaching >them to read? The best I could do was get them Spanish copies of the >books we were reading. That really didn't help them much since their >reading skills were far below their sixth grade level. As for you >students, I'm not so sure about finding books in Chinese or Hebrew (That >is what the child from Israel speaks, isn't it?) >Lisa T. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>any suggestions for students that do not speak english at all? I have two, >>one from China and one from Israel. I love our diverse population in south >>Florida, but it has its challenges. I do not mind at all, I just want to >>give >>these kids a good start. Thanks!!! Oh...they are 9th graders and I teach >>reading. >> >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > >To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ lit_literacyworkshop.org. _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org.
