[eal-bilingual] Help needed please

Hi Mary
Did you know that South Yorks DEC with EMA from Sheffield have produced a DVD on the culture and history of Somalia and have other resources..  I've copied your email to Rob Unwin who should be able to give you more details.
Best wishes
Prakash Ross

----- Original Message ----
From: MARY HART <mary.hart1 at btinternet.com>
To: For practitioners involved in teaching pupils from ethnic andlinguistic minorities <eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, 9 November, 2007 1:28:22 PM
Subject: [eal-bilingual] Help needed please

I'm rather apprehensive about asking for help but I hope no-one will
 shoot 
me down in flames! :(

I am working at a tuition centre where KS3 children from the Somali 
community,  have been sent by their parents for various reasons but
 mostly 
because the students are not succeeding in mainstream school. The
 centre is 
an attempt to engage them in education once more and is run by members
 of 
the Somali community itself.

As a native English speaker I was asked if I would work with them in 
English. I am more than happy to do so but it is a steep learning curve
 for 
me and I would be very grateful if there is anyone here who would be
 kind 
enough to offer me any advice in order for me to be successful in
 helping 
these very disaffected young people.

Thank you, I hope :)

Mary Hart
Birmingham

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