Activity Menu Toolkit
Problem: State teachers posted in language minority areas are unable to communicate with their students
Activity: In schools with large minority populations, schools recruit local teaching assistants who speak the indigenous language to assist state teachers in teaching minority children who do not speak Khmer well.
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Problem: Children in language minority areas have difficulty with the curriculum because it is in Khmer
Activity: Teachers in minority areas receive special training to help minority children learn Khmer language as a tool to improve their learning.
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Problem: Low national language proficiency lowers educational performance among minority children
Activity: Local Cluster School Committee (LCSC)/Commune Education For All Commission (CEFAC) select local community members in order to work as teachers in the schools. Teachers are trained by the ESCUP program. Because these teachers come from the local community, they are able to speak the local language.
Resources Needed (provided through ESCUP central budget):
