Request for assistance: Head Start for Indigenous learners

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The Yurok Tribe is working to implement a Yurok Language immersion program
for the Head Start programs that serve children on the reservation and
neighboring the reservation. These locations include Klamath, CA, Weitchpec,
CA, and Eureka, CA.

While developing the curriculum, we would appreciate the assistance of
individuals and groups who may have worked with American Indian or other
Indigenous Head Start programs.

At this point we are developing a phrase book appropriate to the instruction
of young children. In the near future we would also like to include the
geography of the reservation, the unique counting system and
shape classification.

Particularly, we are interested in activities or approaches that improve
the attention span of these children - not an easy task. In addition we
would be interested in activities that have been implemented with children
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and children with increased emotional needs.

If you know of potential resources, activities or persons with whom we could
get in contact please contact:

Summer L. Waggoner
Yurok Language Curriculum Specialist
SummerLWaggoner at aol.com
707-445-9371
HWY 96, Box 196, Weitchpec Route
Hoopa, CA 95546