Marion Downs Center Research

Language & Hearing Research Projects

Information for Families/Parents who speak Hmong

INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES/PARENTS ABOUT READING, LANGUAGE, ART, MUSIC, DRAMA

PARENT TIPS TO ENCOURAGE READING IN MANY LANGUAGES:

Resources from Color’in Colorado:  Reading tips for parents

Tips for Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade

https://www.colorincolorado.org/reading-tip-sheets-parents

https://www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default/files/cc_tips_english.pdf

https://www.colorincolorado.org/guide/parent-tip-sheets-hmong 

Reading Rockets Family Guide

https://www.readingrockets.org/guides

Information about the importance of reading

https://www.readingrockets.org/sites/default/files/family_guide_hmong.pdf

PACER.ORG:

https://www.pacer.org/translations/

Great lists of resources in these languages for parent information

https://www.pacer.org/publications/hmongseasian.asp

https://www.pacer.org/publications/specedrights.asp

EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER:  HEAD START

Health tips for Families:

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/health-tips-families-series-full-collections

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tips-for-families-series.pdf

Active Play Health Tips:

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/active-play-health-tips-families

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/culture-language/article/teachers-caregivers-family-service-staff-support-children-who-are-dual-language-learners

TAKE A MINUTE:  RELATIONSHIPS MATTER

This flyer was designed to give parents of infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities information on social and emotional development, as well as tips on how they can build strong relationships with their children to improve their children’

https://earlystartneighborhood.ning.com/ssip-resources/take-a-minute-relationships-matter-flyer-additional-languages?context=category-For+Parents

CUE CARDS:

https://www.easternhealth.org.au/services/language-services/cue-cards/cue-cards-in-community-languages

These cue cards are available in many languages and can be extremely useful.

INFORMATION ABOUT LANGUAGE AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT:

HELP ME GROW MINNESOTA:

https://helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/Hmoob/index.html

BUILD UP MICHIGAN:  MILESTONES

https://buildupmi.org/milestones

Select Language at the top of the website

IN OUR PLACE:  DEVELOPMENTAL AND EMOTIONAL MILESTONES

https://inourplace.co.uk/developmental-and-emotional-milestones-leaflet/

Select language at top right hand corner of home page

EXCEED RHODE ISLAND GOVERNMENT EARLY DEVELOPMENT

https://exceed.ri.gov/earlydevelopment

Select language at the top of the website

TRYING TOGETHER:  TRACKING YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

https://tryingtogether.org/dap/tracking-your-childs-developmental-milestones/

Select Language at top of the website

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES CALIFORNIA:  HMONG

https://www.dds.ca.gov/services/early-start/resources-for-families-parents-caregivers/

REASONS FOR CONCERN:

https://www.dds.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RF-concern-2015-final-2b.pdf

https://www.dds.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Early_Start_Reasons_for_Concern_Hmong.pdf

SPIRAL:  TUFTS UNIVERSITY HEALTH INFORMATION

http://spiral.tufts.edu/hmong.shtml

CHILDRENS MINNESOTA HMONG SITE:

https://www.childrensmn.org/search?q=hmong&site=

CHILDREN’S SONGS/RHYMES IN HMONG

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNS5UHnWX3PclsDNmJldmdw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTKicSSSE4

https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=eh

FAMILY ACTIVITY GUIDE:

https://hmong.org/hap411/community-resources/school-and-childcare-resources/

COPING WITH FAMILY STRESS:

http://all4youth.fcoe.org/sites/all4youth.fcoe.org/files/2020-04/Hmong-Resources-Coping-with-Family-Stress-Hmong_0_0.pdf

TIP SHEETS ABOUT INFECTIOUS DISEASE:

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/talking-with-children-tips-for-caregivers-parents-and-teachers-during-infectious-disease-outbreak-hmong-language-version/PEP20-01-01-012

INFORMATION ON GENERAL HEALTH

MEDLINE:

Parent information in multiple languages on hearing, hearing loss, ear infections, health care of newborns and young children:

Health Information on the Medlineplus website in multiple languages.

https://medlineplus.gov/languages/languages.html

Browse health information in multiple languages, arranged by language. You can also browse this information by health topic.

Hmong (Hmoob)

MINNESOTA HEALTH DEPARTMENT:  INFORMATION IN HMONG

https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/translation/hmong.html

INFORMATION ABOUT DISABILITIES

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

https://education.mn.gov/MDE/Search/index.htm?query=HMONG&searchbutton=Search&v%3Asources=mn-mde-live&qp=mn-mde-live

CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT:

https://ceed.umn.edu/questions-about-kids/