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Health and Literacy
Compendium Home Page Curricula, Curriculum Guides, and Lessons Index Page Silc, Kathleen Flannery and Beth Outterson. A Taste of English: a Nutrition Workbook for Adult ESL Students. [Student workbook and teacher's manual] Arlington, VA: Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, 1994. Available from: The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs; 1611 North Kent Street, Suite 910; Arlington, VA 22209; phone (703) 528-4141; fax (703) 528-4145; $25 teacher manual; $12 student workbook. This 125-page student workbook and additional 66-page teacher's manual provide a simple curriculum for teaching nutrition and English to beginning level ESOL students. The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs field-tested the curriculum with teachers across the country and conducted focus groups with students from a variety of ethnic backgrounds when creating the curriculum. Simple black and white line drawings help explain the written text. Topics covered include healthy foods, how the body works, healthy cooking, keeping foods safe, smart shopping, WIC, and food stamp information. The teacher's guide includes lesson plans. Some lessons use the "Language Experience Approach," which builds vocabulary using the students’ own words. Other lessons use "Total Physical Response," which involves learning through doing, such as following recipes to cook a meal. Keywords: Nutrition |