Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g0GJG7009942; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:16:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:16:07 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <001101c19eca$fe9effe0$da4e88d0@gxa21561> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jolly Morton" <jillbee@friend.ly.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:649] Re: PACT Time Materials X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3349 Lines: 96 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carrie Tyler" <ctyler@chs-mo.org> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 5:20 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:621] Re: PACT Time Materials > I am a family literacy educator who goes into the homes and helps parents > with their children's literacy and their own as well. I am really looking > for activities according to the child's developmental milestones. I need > literacy activities according to each child's age and a way to know if they > are where they should be at for their age. Can you help me? > > Thanks, > Carrie Tyler > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shani Yero" <syero@famlit.org> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 10:59 AM > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:616] PACT Time Materials > > > > > > Betsy Cornwell wrote: > > Involving parents in Reading Recovery sounds wonderful.... > > > > There are many programs that have a component where parents, potentially > can > > become involved. Success for All (for one) has a family involvement > > component, and most basals have accompanying family involvement > supplemental > > materials. All of these "programs" can help in providing content for > > appropriate literacy development activities for parents and their children > > (PACT Time). I feel the classroom teacher is one of the best sources for > > PACT Time activities and by collaborating with the adult ed teacher the > PACT > > Time experience can be most beneficial and relevant to both parent and > child > > needs. Beware of "purple people eaters" (I'm showing my age) - ditto > sheets > > or worksheets. Optimally, PACT Time should be active and engage the parent > > and child in more than completing a worksheet. One of the findings of the > > NRP confirm dialogue and discussion as strategies to foster good > > comprehension skills. Many of our children with the greatest need lack > good > > communication skills. Activities that stimulate good communication, and > > multiple modalities (auditory, tactile -kinesthetic...) are ideal. We must > > also remember that PACT Time is also a time for parents to observe > > appropriate behaviors, instructional techniques and children interactions. > > > > J.L."Shani" Yero, Program Specialist > > National Center for Family Literacy > > 325 W. Main Street, Ste.200 > > Louisville, KY 40202 > > Phone (502) 584-1133 x161 > > Fax (502) 584-0172 > > syero@famlit.org > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of > > Betsy Cornwell > > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 10:33 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:614] RE: Documenting and Measuring PACT Time > > > > > > > > Involving parents in Reading Recovery sounds wonderful. At our school we > > have involved adult educators in helping parents keep up with the parent > > involvement component of Reading Recovery but we haven't invited parents > > to actual RR tutoring sessions. Is that what you did, Jon? How exactly > > did it work? > > > > Betsy Cornwell, coordinator > > West Paris Family Learning Project > > Agnes Gray School > > 170 Main St. > > West Paris ME 04289 > > (207) 674-2332 > > betsy_cornwell@sad17.k12.me.us > >try HIPPY program > > > >
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