Marion Downs Center Research

Language & Hearing Research Projects

Information for Families/Parents who speak Urdu

LITERACY TRUST IN THE UNITED KINGDOM & WORDS FOR LIFE

https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/time-together-multilingual-families/

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/

Sharing Stories Together, How to play with your child, Exploring with your child, Playing with letters and numbers, painting and  drawing together, getting ready to start school,

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/sharing-stories-together/

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/how-play-your-child/

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/exploring-your-child/

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/play-letters-and-numbers/

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/painting-and-drawing-together/

https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/getting-ready-start-school/

Bilingual quick tips : Saying hello to your new baby, Dummies (Pacifiers) and talking, Talk to your baby in your own language, Making the most of TV, Talking with your baby, Sharing Songs and Rhymes, Sharing Books with your baby, Playing with your Baby

https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/english-and-urdu-bi-lingual-quick-tips/

First Words, Canada

https://www.firstwords.ca/translated-resources

Baby and toddler Speech and Language Milestones

Preschool Speech and Language Milestones

First Language Use and Bilingualism

Preparing children to Learn at School

Developing Language through Play and Music

Developing Language Through Reading and Storytelling

Developing Language Through Television and Videos

Kindergarten Expectations:  What Can You Do At Home

Best Start

Best Start by Health Nexus, formerly Canada Ontario’s Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre, supports service providers working on preconception health, perinatal and newborn health and early child development and education.

BABY WANTS BOOKLET

https://resources.beststart.org/product/k06e-baby-wants-booklet/

LIFE WITH A NEW BABY

https://resources.beststart.org/product/m03e-life-with-a-new-baby-brochure/

WHEN CHILDREN SPEAK MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE:

https://resources.beststart.org/product/k51e-when-children-speak-booklet/

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/publications-library?combine_1=FS_0002&combine=&field_program_topic_value=All&field_languages_available_value=All

WASHINGTON STATE EARLY YEARS:

Many early childhood booklets, (e.g. what is early intervention, IFSP, parental rights, informed consent, release of information, declining services, procedural safeguards) from Washington State Early Years :

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/child-dev-support-providers/esit/forms-publications

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/child-development-supports/esit/parent-rights

Guide to Early Intervention Services:

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_0002UR.pdf

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_0002.pdf (English)

Communication Cards:

http://www.culturaldiversity.com.au/service-providers/multilingual-resources/communication-cards

These are incredibly useful and are available for many languages

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.

RESOURCING PARENTS:  NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA

http://www.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au/Resources/Cald

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DIGITAL LIBRARY:

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/library/books_by_language.html

Books for children in 76 languages

AWESOME LIBRARY:

https://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Languages/Languages.html

GLOBAL DIGITAL LIBRARY IN 83 LANGUAGES:  6000+ BOOKS IN 83 LANGUAGES:

https://digitallibrary.io/ar?utm_source=All+Children+Reading%3A+A+Grand+Challenge+for+Development+eNewsletter&utm_campaign=fb90fb56a1-eNews+%28October+2017%29_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2411ed4691-fb90fb56a1-218460621

RAISING CHILDREN, AUSTRALIA:

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL:  LEARN THE SIGNS ACT EARLY:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/freematerials.html#customizematerials

Developmental milestones in the following languages for ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years

In developmental areas;  Social/Emotional, Language/Communication, Cognitive ( learning, thinking, problems solving), Movement/Physical Development

Some non-CDC partners have translated materials into other languages including Russian, Turkish, French, Indonesian, Bengali, Urdu, and Portuguese. To access these additional translations, please email ActEarly@cdc.gov

FIRST WORDS, CANADA:  SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

https://www.firstwords.ca/translated-resources

Speech and Language Developmental Milestones at ages:  6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30 months of age, 3, 4, 5 years

Baby and toddler Speech and Language Milestones

Preschool Speech and Language Milestones

SONGS IN URDU:

https://www.bpl.bc.ca/kids/embracing-diversity/songs-and-rhymes/urdu

CHILDREN’s BOOKS IN URDU:

https://bvwcc.bc.catalogue.libraries.coop/eg/opac/results?query=Urdu&qtype=keyword&fi%3Asearch_format=&locg=486&detail_record_view=1

GENERAL HEALTH INFORMATION 

HEALTH RESOURCE INFORMATION IN URDU:

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/pdf/language-1/urdu#b_start=5

INFORMATION ABOUT DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS

WHY HEARING SCREENING FROM NEW SOUTH WALES IN URDU;

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/pdf/publication-pdfs/6230/doh-6230-urd.pdf

WHY HAS MY BABY BEEN REFERRED DIRECTLY FOR AN AUDIOLOGIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION:

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/pdf/publication-pdfs/8850/doh-8850-urd.pdf

WHY DID MY BABY REFER FOR AN ADDITIONAL SCREEN:

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/pdf/publication-pdfs/6225/doh-6225-urd.pdf

WHY DOES MY BABY NEED A DIAGNOSTIC AUDIOLOGIC EVALUATION?

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/pdf/publication-pdfs/6235/doh-6235-urd.pdf

I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE A HEARING SCREEN – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/pdf/publication-pdfs/8845/doh-8845-urd.pdf

HELP YOUR CHILDREN LEARN LANGUAGE 2 TO 6 YEARS:

https://www.thechildren.com/sites/default/files/185113_urdu_2-6_vjune7_final.pdf

HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN LANGUAGE BIRTH TO 2

file:///C:/Users/chris/Dropbox/RERC%20website/Multicultural%20resources/Urdu/185113_urdu_0-2_june7_final%20help%20your%20child%20learn%20language.pdf

YOUR BABY HAS A HEARING LOSS:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/403157/Leaflet_4_Urdu.pdf

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/402685/Your_Baby_has_a_HL.pdf

SONGS IN URDU:

https://www.bpl.bc.ca/kids/embracing-diversity/songs-and-rhymes/urdu