Language Arts Tutorials
My name is Schiller J. Ambroise. I am a retired educator of over 28 years. For 20 of those years, I worked with students of Haitian descent teaching reading and math in Haitian Creole. I am also fluent in French. For years, I searched for educational resources for my students in their native language (Haitian Creole) and was unsuccessful. I decided to create my own. Over the years, I’ve been able to create over 100 tutorials in Haitian Creole and English for use in the classroom. As I continue to expand the scope of the educational resources, I will add more academic skills to the site. All tutorials will always be provided free of charge.
I also had the opportunity to work as an ESL-Bilingual instructional Coach for an urban district with a large English Language Learner population for six years. I provide, on this website, many of the resources I used to assist teachers of Language Learners. I created a Youtube Channel dedicated to assisting teachers of Language Learners. It can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL_e48z694tw9bqI1mUbHjg
This site is for all individuals interested in acquiring valuable teaching skills focused on helping Language Learners. It provides a free Sheltered Instruction Online Course, which can be used to satisfy the Sheltered Instruction training requirement for teachers. Requirements may vary from state to state. There are articles and a blog dedicated to English Language Learners and recommended online sites to learn English. Feel free to contact us at schillerambroise27@gmail.com for more training options.
This website is also for students who speak Haitian Creole and need online math and reading resources in the native language. Teachers and parents of those students may use the tutorials to assist them as they learn the secondary language.
Below are some online resources for more information on instructional strategies for Language Learners.
1) Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services (BRYCS) is a national technical assistance program working to broaden the scope of information and collaboration among service providers in order to strengthen services to refugee children, youth, and their families. On this site, you will find guides for parenting in a new country, guides for discussing sensitive subjects with your children, free webinars, among other extremely useful articles and resources. Many of these resources are translated to several languages.
2) Colorín Colorado is the premier national website serving educators and families of English language learners (ELLs) in Grades PreK-12. Colorín Colorado has been providing free research-based information, activities, and advice to parents, schools, and communities around the country for more than a decade.
http://www.colorincolorado.org/
3) The Refugee Center Online is a website created for refugees and immigrants in the United States. It is a one-stop, comprehensive website that houses all of the resources and information newcomers need to build successful lives for themselves and their families here in America. Content has been curated by resettled refugees and immigrants and is written for ESL viewers and those with limited formal educations. Programs are further enhanced by both automated and manual translations and the latest in multi-modal learning techniques. They offer a free U.S. citizenship classes, GED prep classes, as well as information on housing and other important social service items. The site can be translated to various languages.
https://therefugeecenter.org/about-us/
4) TeacherCoachAmbroise Youtube Channel
If you need to contact us, the best way to do so is to send an email to schillerambroise27@gmail.com and we will get back to you within 1 business day.