What are you doing to celebrate Samoan Language Week? Here's how library staff at Pomare School in Lower Hutt are learning Samoan, and welcoming Samoan preschoolers into the school community.These cool posters are the artwork of Ken Ta’ase, Pasifika Education Coordinator, Ministry of Education.
Ken has been teaching the library staff at Pomare School some basic Samoan words and phrases to use when preschoolers from Fetu Ao O Pomare Aogo Amata visit the library each week.
The preschoolers, some of whom have older siblings at the school, also delight in helping the library staff to learn their language. At the end of a read-aloud session, the preschool teacher will translate the book into Samoan for them. The visits have become wonderful opportunities to enrich the language learning for all staff and children involved.
From Katrina Young-Drew
2 comments:
Great Book really love it!
This sounds like a fantastic idea. I have been searching for resources but am finding it very very difficult. Focus is mainly for early childhood. Any suggestions out there.....
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