Hi Everyone,
I want to share a really well done curriculum that is geared toward refugees, but could be a great starting point for ESOL and ABE classes.
Health Action in the U.S.: A Health Education Curriculum for Refugees From Burma.
Here's the PDF: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/health/documents/HealthEducationCurriculumFINAL.pdf
This is a very good overall health curriculum that addresses many important issues related to health and healthcare access. There are units on Good Health, Personal and Home Care and The U.S. Healthcare System. Each unit includes a few different activities, ideas for evaluation and some great handouts. It's not a literacy or language curriculum, but you could create some supplemental grammar and language activities around these topics very easily.
Although it is written for Burmese refugees, there is very little that can't apply to any group of newcomers. It uses a participatory approach and is suitable for lower level ESL classes.
I'd love to hear if anyone has used this or has any comments about it!
Julie