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.4- (12) To provide techniques for educators to become more familiar with alternative instructional assessment strategies for students of other language and cultural backgrounds. (13) To identify ways of actively involving parents of LEP students in their children's educational process. (14) To develop recommendations for a more effective approach to meeting the educational needs of LEP students and their families. SUB - COMMITTEE FINDINGS Sub - Committee on The Profile of LEP Students, Their Families and Communities: A few points to highlight about the sub - committee's findings are (1) the top ten languages for National Origin Minority Students (NOMS), students whose native language is not English, (2) profile of LEP families, and (3) problems LEP families encounter in dealing with the schooling of their children. See the detailed sub - committee report in AA9&-7dbr B. The top ten languages of NOMS for 1998-99 are Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, French, German, Arabic, HindVlndian/Urdu, and Polish. Of the 350 LEP students served in the English As A Second Language (ESL) Program, 46% of the fathers of the students are employed at UNC or UNC hospitals, 68% of the mothers are not employed outside the home,. 65% of the fathers English language ability is rated 'good' or 'understandable," 45% of the mothers English language ability is rated Ogoodm or ' understandable,' and 38% of the students are from Mexico. Families of LEP students consider the following areas as problematic for them and their children's schooling: (1) Homework is a problem. Parents have a hard time helping their children with homework, either because they don't understand English, or because their literacy level is low In their native language. (2) Transportation is a problem for using resources and getting to schools in the evening. (3) Families want to know more about what is going on at school but have ditflculty communicating with the teachers. (4) Parents feel uncomfortable volunteering because they don't understand English that well.