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Bempechat, Janine; Omori, Miya C. – 1990
Teachers must be sensitive to the diverse cultures and the sometimes difficult personal experiences of Southeast Asian immigrant students. Varied conditions of arrival have a significant impact on their adaption to life in the United States. Earlier Vietnamese immigrants were more educated and Westernized compared to later Vietnamese, Cambodian,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Cambodians
Zanger, Virginia Vogel; And Others – 1990
This handbook of culturally responsive ways to teach the basic, mandated curriculum to students from diverse backgrounds was developed by a multicultural group of teachers. The techniques draw on the students' diverse backgrounds to increase student motivation and maximize teacher effectiveness by decreasing the mismatch between the students' home…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Culture, Cambodians, Classroom Environment
Dao, Mai; Grossman, Herbert – 1985
The report provides background information on the educational needs of disabled South East Asian students and presents four papers from a meeting and workshop on the topic held respectively in March and June of 1985. A draft of an action plan advocated by meeting participants addresses ways to meet five major needs: (1) to obtain information on…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Cambodians, Cultural Differences

LaRue, Charles – 1998
Each of these three separately-published textbook/workbook editions on the topic of recycling presents key vocabulary words relating to this topic for English as a Second Language students in six languages. These books are designed to increase students' understanding of what the most typical local recycling rules are, why complying with them is…
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingual Students, Cambodian, Chinese
Hancock, Charles R.; And Others – 1985
The handbook details techniques and approaches for teaching adolescent Laotian and Cambodian refugees, aged 10-17, to read. It evolved from a workshop for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) in which 17 such students participated. The book begins by looking at reading as a psycholinguistic guessing game, then proceeds to classroom…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Classroom Techniques
Cook, Cindy; Godley, Vera, Ed. – 1989
This guide describes the process used by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, and Altron, Inc., a local manufacturer, to design, establish, and operate a workplace literacy program. The first chapter outlines steps and considerations in setting up the program, including the establishment of a successful collaboration,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Curriculum Development
Department of Education, Kansas City, MO. Regional Office 7. – 1983
Almost 1,700 documents, whose purpose is to assist with the education and resettlement of refugees, are listed in this bibliography consisting of several series of materials. Half of the bibliography is devoted to one series on textbooks, workbooks, and other materials that can be used in teaching English to non-English speakers. The remaining…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Annotated Bibliographies, Cambodians, Cubans

Trinity Coll., Washington, DC. – 1986
Materials for use by the parents of native Khmer-speaking high school students in a vocationally-oriented bilingual secondary program include a series of home lessons, provided simultaneously in English and Khmer and designed to be done with the high school student. The lessons concern back-to-school night, understanding American schools, the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cambodian, Career Guidance, Curriculum Guides
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1978
The three purposes of this guide are to provide information on the Khmer language, alphabet, and educational systems which will be useful to Americans teaching English to Cambodian refugees; to give specific suggestions for teaching Cambodians to write the English alphabet; and to provide teaching materials that deal with the particular…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Alphabets, Cambodian, English (Second Language)
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1976
This refugee alert bulletin provides information relevant to Indochinese refugees in the United States. General news of the Indochinese Clearinghouse is provided, along with a partial list of the addresses and phone numbers of refugee assistance centers. Also listed are Vietnamese language publications, mostly journals and newspapers, available…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingual Education, Bulletins, Cambodian

Nicassio, Perry M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1983
A study of psychosocial adjustment among Indochinese refugees in the United States found that alienation was (1) negatively related to socioeconomic status, English proficiency, number of American friends, and self-perception; and (2) positively correlated with degree of perceived difference between refugees and Americans. Laotians and Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Asian Americans
Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parent Involvement Project. Overview [and] User's Guide. Cambodian.

Pecoraro, Diane; Phommasouvanh, Bounlieng – 1991
The Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parent Involvement Project, a collaborative project between two state agencies, aims to help refugee and immigrant parents to be effective in their new American culture. Materials are provided that were developed for use in various adult education settings such as English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Cambodians, Class Activities
Maher, Jan; Selwyn, Doug – 1991
This workbook for use with third, fourth, or fifth grade elementary school students focuses on the people and cultures of four mainland countries of Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. The book offers an introduction for teachers and 14 lessons. Lesson 1 helps students recall what they may already know about Southeast Asia and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian History, Cambodians, Cultural Background
Brown, James Dean; And Others – 1991
The design, administration, revision, and validation of the Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute proficiency examinations are reported. The examinations were created as parallel language proficiency tests in each of five languages: Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. Four tests were developed in each language: multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Cambodian, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Dictation
Thomas, Toni D. – 1981
Materials for a workshop on vocational education for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students are gathered. An annotated outline presents the content and sequence of the workshop, which reviews the problems and suggests solutions to working with students who have a restricted understanding of the language of instruction. Issues addressed include…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cambodians, Hmong People, Immigrants