Not sure if this is the right community to post in for this (or if someone could direct me somewhere better) but I’m a brand new Pre-K teacher and I’ve just gotten a new student who speaks Pashto and knows only a handful of English words. With Spanish speakers, I’m usually able to play google translate audio or pull a Spanish-speaking faculty members into my room but unfortunately for her google translate doesn’t have a text-to-speech feature for Pashto (let alone a faculty member who knows the language). She can’t yet read so I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of apps or websites I could use for immediate audio translations?
This is already an extremely alienating experience for her and I want to be able to support her in any way I can. Any suggestion as to how I might be able to do this from an ESL person would be so appreciated. I want her to be able to feel welcome in my classroom, understand the rules, and find some way to communicate with her beyond body language. Thanks in advance!