Re: HELP WITH K STUDENT!

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Hi Kat!
I was engaged to someone from Hyderabad India for several years.
You may want to establish what language or matri basha (mother
tongue)they speak. Try to find out what area of India they are
from.
THere are many translations sites online. Perhaps you can
create simple flash cards for him with pictures and words in
English and his language. It would be a great start.
I was also a teacher at the 1st grade and 6th grade levels
(ELA) but am now a counselor. Have you asked your counselor for
help?
Last, but not least, I am still in contact with the man I loved
from India. (He was forced into an arranged marriage)I will be
happy to ask his advice as well.
My thoughts, heart and prayers are with you!
Miss_Texas!

On 9/12/09, Kat wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I wanted to post to this site and ask for advice from my
> fellow counselors. I'm a K-3 counselor in NJ. I have a
> Kindergarten student who cries every minute of the day. HE
> speaks very little english (he's of indian background) and
> thus is very hard to calm down and reason with. His mother
> speaks no english at all and father speaks VERY LITTLE.
>
> Dad carries his son all the way to school (he's 5 years
> old!) and from the second his parents leave he starts
> crying and asking for his mommy. This has been extremely
> disruptive to the rest of the class who have pin pointed
> him as a "baby" or say things like "he always cries." One
> little boy wouldn't give him a high five because he cries
> all the time.
>
> I had to sit with the student in music class last Friday,
> he stopped crying for a while but I left and eventually he
> started again.
>
> DO you have ANY suggestions on what we can do? Has anyone
> had a case like this before? If it was just separation
> anxiety I know how I'd go about the situation but in this
> case there is a major language barrier as well and
> everyone's a little confused on what we can do to help!!!
>
 

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