Also Try Native Americans - By Language or Tribe Lesson Plans Completing the Circle Reading Curriculum (Wambdi.BIA.edu) Does not provide lessons in Native languages, but does incorporate Native culture in the reading program. Designed by Dr. Sandra Fox. 12-03 Lists Native American Language Act of 1992 (Legal Information Institute) Provides the federal act that provides funds for projects to preserve Native American languages. 5-02 Native American Languages (Cheyenne Language Page) Provides sources of information on Native American Languages, listed by language. 5-02 Native American Languages (Indian Languages - Gliese) Provides places that teach Native American Languages, listed by language. 5-02 Native American Languages (Native-Language.org) Provides information on up to 800 languages. 11-03 Papers Classification of Native American Languages (Blackaller and Nader) Provides the language and language classification alphabetically by Native American tribe. 7-00 Endangered Languages - Learning (Gick) Provides an incomplete list of endangered languages and where they may be learned. 7-00 Endangered Languages - Resources (Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education - Reyhner) Provides an annotated list of resources for preserving endangered Native American languages. 7-00 Endangered Languages Grant (Legal Information Institute) Provides the US Code under which grants are available "to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages." 7-00 Native American Culturally Based Education (NWREL.org - Sherman) "In searching the research base, Demmert and Towner defined CBE [culturally based education] as having six critical elements:" "Recognition and use of Native languages Pedagogy that stresses traditional cultural characteristics and adult-child interactions Pedagogy in which teaching strategies are congruent with the traditional culture and ways of knowing and learning Curriculum that is based on traditional culture and that recognizes the importance of Native spirituality Strong Native community participation in educating children and in the planning and operation of school activities Knowledge and use of the social and political mores of the community" "Demmert and Towner report that their review yielded only six studies on CBE that could be called experimental or quasi-experimental (the difference is in the degree of rigor used, especially in how the students are assigned to groups)." 12-03 Native American Languages - How Many Speak in the USA (Summer Institute of Linguistics) Provides information on how many speak each Native American language in the USA and where they are located. 7-00 Origin and Classification of Native American Languages (Shindale) Provides a history of Native American languages. 7-00 Purchase Resources Language Translations (World Language Resources) Provides resources for various Native American languages. Standards Five Standards for Reading Instruction (CREDE.USC.edu) "Tharp, Estrada, Dalton, and Yamauchi (2000) propose the Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy as critical for improving learning outcomes for all students, and especially those of diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic, or economic backgrounds. The Five Standards are:" "• Standard I — Teachers and Students Producing Together Facilitate learning through joint productive activity among teacher and students. • Standard II — Developing Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum Develop competence in the language and literacy of instruction across the curriculum. • Standard III — Making Meaning — Connecting School to Students’ Lives Contextualize teaching and curriculum in the experiences and skills of students’ homes and communities. • Standard IV — Teaching Complex Thinking Challenge students toward cognitive complexity. • Standard V — Teaching Through Conversation Engage students through dialogue, especially the Instructional Conversation." 12-03

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