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Information for Providers of Families/Parents who speak Farsi/Dari/Persian/Pashto

WHO SPEAKS FARSI (PERSIAN), DARI

https://www.soas.ac.uk/nme/persianiranian/farsi/

Farsi (Persian)  is the official language of Iran, parts of Afghanistan  and the central Asian republic of Tajikistan. 

Farsi is spoken by an estimated 110 million speakers mostly in Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Russia, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan. In some of these countries, the language has other official names such as Dari in Afghanistan and Tajik in Tajikistan.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/where-is-farsi-spoken.html

 HISTORY AND CULTURE

UNICEF:

Data from countries throughout the world is provided on individual countries and regions of the world on the topics of: Child health, Child Protection, Child Survival, Early Childhood Development, Education and Home Environments, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and newborn health, Nutrition, Sanitation and Water.

https://data.unicef.org/country/

Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Education and Home Environments.

https://data.unicef.org/topic/early-childhood-development/development-status/

https://data.unicef.org/topic/early-childhood-development/early-childhood-education/

https://data.unicef.org/topic/early-childhood-development/home-environment/

EVERY CULTURE:

Cultures within America and World Cultures:

https://www.everyculture.com/

Multicultural America:  https://www.everyculture.com/multi/

World Cultures:  https://www.everyculture.com/wc/

This website provides information by country on the topics of:  History, The beginning of Immigration, the Modern Era, Significant Immigration waves, Settlement Patterns (Acculturation/Assimilation), Traditions, Customs & Beliefs, Proverbs, Cuisine, Traditional Costumes, Dances & Songs, Holidays, Health Issues (Language, Family Community Dynamics), Education, Birth, Role of Women, Courtship & Weddings, Funerals (Religion, Employment and Economic Traditions, Politics and Government), Relationship with country of origin (Individual Group Contributions), Academia, Government, Media, Organizations and Associations, Museums and Research Centers.

Information is provided on cultures within America and World Cultures.

CULTURAL ORIENTATION RESOURCE CENTER:

http://www.culturalorientation.net/

http://www.culturalorientation.net/library/publications

These monographs, Background Material, contain information about: Modern history, government and economy, Health Care and Education, The Land (Geography, Urban/Rural), The People (Educational and Occupational Backgrounds, Ethnic, Religions and Religious Groups, Beliefs and Customs:(Religious Beliefs, Customs-Family and Family Relations, Gender Roles and Relations (Marriage, Parenting, Leadership), Healthcare beliefs and practices (Physical Health Care, Mental Health Care), Food, Drink, Smoking, Clothing)), Conditions in First Asylum Countries, Implications for Resettlement.

INFORMATION FROM AUSTRALIA

HEALTH QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/health_workers/cultdiver_guide

Information is available on:  Places of Transition, Ethnicity, Language, Ancestry, Language & Religion, Communication, Health, Health Beliefs and practices, Social Determinants of Health

CULTURAL ATLAS AUSTRALIA:

https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/countries

Information for each culture are:  Core Concepts, Greetings, Religion, Family, Naming, Dates of Significance, Etiquette, Do’s and Don’ts, Communication, Other Considerations, Business Culture

STARTTS:  SERVICE FOR THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF TORTURE AND TRAUMA SURVIVORS:

http://scoa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Participant-Booklet_STARTTS-Cultural-Competence-Workshop_May2018.pdf

INFORMATION FOR PROVIDERS ABOUT LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THE HOME:

 AMERICAN SPEECH/LANGUAGE AND HEARING ASSOCIATION

Persian (Farsi, Dari, Tajik, Pashto)

https://www.asha.org/practice/multicultural/Phono/

The information below is from the ASHA website

ASHA’s policy documents state that SLPs and audiologists must consider the sound systems of all the languages used by a client in order to provide appropriate assessment and treatment services. 

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY MULTICULTURAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS:

Persian (Farsi, Darim Tajik), Pashto (Afghani)

Information below is from the Portland State University website

https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/multicsd/languages

ETHNOLOGUE:

https://www.ethnologue.com/

OMNIGLOT:

https://omniglot.com/index.htm

Writing Systems: Constructed scripts, Languages (profiles, how to learn languages, language lessons, language names, language families), Multilingual pages (Useful phrases, silly phrases, phrase finder, numbers, time, colours, family words, terms of endearment, idioms, proverbs, tongue twisters, songs, stories),

PHRASES IN 50 LANGUAGES:

https://www.50languages.com/

MUSTGO:  WORLD LANGUAGES:

https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/

Status, Dialects,  Structure (Sound, system, Syllable structure, Vowels, Consonants, Tones, Grammar (Nouns, Verbs, Sentence Markers, Word Order), Vocabulary, Writing,

LESSONS- SCHOOL-AGED SUBJECTS:

Ms. Pacifico’s site:

Find the Languages on the Left hand side of the website

https://www.buffaloschools.org/Page/17065

Grade Level Expectations: Arabic, Burmese, Karen, Nepali, Somali, Spanish

https://www.buffaloschools.org/Page/83944

Dar

https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/language-rbern/education/bilingual-glossaries-and-cognates  (Pashto)

CHARLES STUART UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA

ACQUISITION OF SPEECH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN MANY LANGUAGES:

http://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/speech-acquisition

Persian:  http://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/speech-acq-studies

SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY:  INTELLIGIBILITY IN SPEECH CONTEXT

Dari, Farsi, Persian    http://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/ics

COMPARING LANGUAGES:  INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET

Dari, Farsi     http://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/languages

MULTILINGUAL SPEECH ASSESSMENTS:

Farsi     http://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/speech-assessments

FARSI LANGUAGE HISTORY:

https://www.todaytranslations.com/about/language-history/farsi-language-history/

 

 

 

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This web site has been developed as a partnership between the University of Colorado Boulder/Marion Downs Center and Hands & Voices. These pages contain research and information for researchers, practicing audiologists, teachers of the deaf, speech/language pathologists and early intervention providers providing services to families and children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Research information on the auditory skills, speech, language, cognitive, and social-emotional development of infants and children who are deaf or hard of hearing will be provided on this website.
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