Descriptor
| French | 6 |
| Haitian Creole | 6 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
| English (Second Language) | 3 |
| Haitians | 3 |
| Immigrants | 3 |
| Chinese | 2 |
| English | 2 |
| Instructional Materials | 2 |
| Japanese | 2 |
| Second Language Instruction | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 6 |
| Teachers | 5 |
| Administrators | 1 |
Location
| Haiti | 4 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Rorro, Gilda L; Leggio, Pamela J. – 1984
This handbook for teachers is designed to give information about the social and cultural background of Haitian immigrant students and their transition to life in the United States. The majority of the State's public school districts serving Haitian students have requested help in finding instructional materials for the more than 1,000 Haitians…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Background, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education
Rorro, Gilda L. – 1992
This guide for classroom teachers is intended to increase their awareness of Haitian culture, the Haitian educational system, and Haitian Creole language. This document was adapted from the doctoral dissertation "Academic Achievement of Haitian Limited English Proficient Student in New Jersey Public High Schools" (G. L. Rorro) at Rutgers…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Garrott, Carl L. – 1993
Problems encountered by Haitian immigrant student in United States schools are examined, and information is offered to help secondary and college French teachers deal with this population equitably and knowledgeably. Difficulties for immigrants from Haiti, particularly students, include differences between Haitian Creole and standard spoken French…
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Culture Conflict, Foreign Countries, French
Rorro, Gilda L. – 1985
Instructional materials are presented that are designed to give educators a comparative view of Haitian Creole, French, and English as well as to provide insight into the linguistic differences between Haitians and other national origin minority groups for better placement in English instruction. The text focuses on grammatical, lexical,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context
Metropolitan Consortium of Lead Speech-Language Pathologists, Atlanta, GA. – 1990
Part 154 of the Regulations of New York State's Commissioner of Education prescribes requirements for districts relative to the education of pupils with limited English proficiency. The guidelines provided here are to assist school districts in developing and implementing programs consistent with the law and regulations. Chapters address the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Boards of Education, Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1999
The purpose the Native Language Literacy Screening Device (NLLSD) is to give English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) practitioners a sense of the native language literacy levels of learners coming into their programs. This is worth knowing because when learners have had limited schooling in their first language instructional strategies used…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Albanian, Arabic
