Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id OAA18707; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:24:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:24:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <37711D61.2E3939F@earthlink.net> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: annette <annette_b@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:104] Re: Curriculum Materials X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en]C-gatewaynet (Win98; I) Status: OR Barbara: I'm interested in the material called "I Never Wrote a Letter Because..." We did receive your alphabet book. Thank you very much! Annette Boken San Jose Public Library 180 W. San Carlos San Jose, CA 95113 408-277-3230 Barbara Garner wrote: > > This message is cross-posted from the NLA list serve. I think that > information on curriculum materials is appropriate for the Focus on > Basics list (if you disagree, let us know) > > Please post inquiries to Leslie at > <leslie238@earthlink.net>. If you know of other ways > that Leslie might get this information to a broad literacy > audience, > please let her know. Thanks, > Barbara Garner, > list moderator > > Hi all, > > I'm the director of the Oakland Public Library Literacy Program, > Second > Start and I'd like to make list members aware of some of the > curriculum > materials we've been developing and would like to share. > > So, here goes, a short message about curriculum materials. Oakland > Public Library developed the Oakland Readers series of literacy > books > based on the oral histories of our adult learners. This series has > been > picked up by New Reader Press. In the same spirit of developing > materials based on learners lives, interests and input, we have > several > new pieces as follows: > > 1. A is for Adult: An Alphabet Book for Adults (basic alphabet > book > with alphabet letters, quotes, pictures of learners, plus alphabet > activities and puzzles) > 2. From Scratch: Making Art, Making Literacy (a ten-lesson > curriculum > of literacy-based art lessons, with illustrations of student work > and > student quotes) > 3. I Never Wrote a Letter Because...Letter-Writing for the > Beginning or > Reluctant Writer (a letter-writing curriculum using learner produced > letters and stories) available in late July > 4. Women of Oakland (oral histories of women in the Oakland > literacy > program edited on two basic reading levels--1-2 level and 3-4 level) > > We feel strongly that these materials need to see a wider > audience, > thus we will be glad to give one complimentary copy of each book to > literacy professionals who are interested. I believe that this is a > different and creative approach to curriculum development, and I > suspect > that many of you out there are also producing or digging up > materials > that the rest of us would like to hear about. > > Perhaps a curriculum development listserv in the future? > > Thanks for the time and space. > > Leslie McGinnis > Supervising Librarian > Oakland Public Library > 1330 Broadway #555 > Oakland, CA 94612 > 510-238-6932
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