Effective Practices

The 20th Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodians, Laotian and Vietnamese Americans.

"Honoring Our Past As We Enter Our Future"

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Effective Language and Content Instructional Practices for Southeast Asian American Students

Facilitator: Leslie Turpin

Presenter: Dr. Bounlieng Phommasouvanh

Dr. Bounlieng Phommasouvanh currently serves as Assistant Manager of the Adult Literacy Program of the Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota.  Prior to this position, he worked as a curriculum specialist and Title I Director of the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning for 14 years.  His previous professional experiences include high school principal, ESL/Bilingual Education teacher, and college professor.

Dr. Bounlieng Phommasouvanh is actively involved in Lao and Southeast Asian American communities.  He founded the Association of Positive Promotion of Lao Ethnics of Iowa (APPLE) in 1977.  He was instrumental in organizing the Federation of Lao Associations of America and the creation of the Lao PTA of Minnesota.

The presenter shared effective instructional strategies and techniques for Southeast Asian American students.  The presentation was designed to help teachers understand and take into considerations the SEA students' language, cultural and life experiences and their implication in successful learning and teachings.  Instructional strategies and classroom activities were explored from a Southeast Asian American perspective.