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 g3SFUYu11465; Sun, 28 Apr 2002 11:30:34 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 11:30:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001801c1eec8$e5410cc0$462c56d1@default> 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: "Weyler Bettie" <bettieweyler@mindspring.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1031] Re: Parents as first teachers (long) X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 10077 Lines: 271 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C1EEA7.5CE141E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Note of caution: Please be aware that many people do not care for home visits from anyone = because they don't want anyone to see how they have to live. I taught in downtown neighborhood and had to establish a lot of trust = before I even tried that. Often, the visits from caseworkers and the = like are the only stress they need. It's a lot easier to get some fairly nice-looking clothes to look good = than to afford decent housing. Bettie =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: S. Cathryne Callaway=20 To: Multiple recipients of list=20 Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 7:31 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1030] Re: Parents as first teachers (long) I have recently become involved with a school in a particular = transient, low-income, neighborhood. Parents of the children at this school are distrustful of authority figures, particularly teachers and = administrators. Many of the parents are moments away from a report to child services = for truancy. Does anyone have suggestions for a successful parents' night and/or home visits? Teachers attempted home visits two years ago = prior to school opening in the fall but the principal asked them to stop in = fear for their safety. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracie Janis" <tracie_lit@riverside.lib.ca.us> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 4:32 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1027] Re: Parents as first teachers (long) > Thanks Andrea, the district where my daughters attend offered home = visits > from teachers. I didn't take advantage of the offer at the time = because my > schedule at work is crazy! It appears from your experience that the = home > visits were a great success. > > I will pass on the home visit idea to my Family Literacy Coordinator = and see > what our parents think. In the fall, I will be hosting an open house = for our > parents whose children will be in kindergarten. During the open = house, we > will also have representatives from a few of the schools come by as = well as > some kindergarten readiness workshops. > > Tracie > > -----Original Message----- > From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of > AWilder106@aol.com > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:36 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1022] Re: Parents as first teachers (long) > > > Tracie, > > You are your child's first teacher. I wish I could help in some = way. The > fact is that a school is a whole community itself. I got to know = the > parents > of "my" kids best when I went to their homes for regular = conferences. At my > school we had parent conferences twice a year. When I got my = master's > degree > I learned about home visits, and when I went back to the classroom I = gave > parents the option of having a conference at their home in the = evening. It > was a wonderful innovation, and some families took me up on this. > > The teacher will teach better if she sees the home environment, I > believe--it's your place, and she has to be a guest. I am thinking = that > some > of your parents could get together and invite one or more teachers = home for > a > potluck. Don't make it big or it will loose its impact. Keep it = focused on > specific questions and this will help the conversation along. Or = invite > teacher(s) for coffee, that might be easier than juggling plates. = It would > be of great benefit for your children's experience in school. Each = time I > did this I learned about parents' inner fears about their children's school > experience, and this helped me a lot in the classroom to work more > effectively with the children. I visited one family at a time. > > Andrea > > ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C1EEA7.5CE141E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Note of caution:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Please be aware that many people do not = care for=20 home visits from anyone because they don't want anyone to see how they = have to=20 live.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>I taught in downtown neighborhood and = had to=20 establish a lot of trust before I even tried that. Often, the = visits from=20 caseworkers and the like are the only stress they need.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>It's a lot easier to get some fairly = nice-looking=20 clothes to look good than to afford decent housing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Bettie </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dcallaway.5@osu.edu href=3D"mailto:callaway.5@osu.edu">S. = Cathryne=20 Callaway</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dnifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov=20 href=3D"mailto:nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov">Multiple recipients of = list</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 27, 2002 = 7:31=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NIFL-FAMILY:1030] Re: = Parents=20 as first teachers (long)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I have recently become involved with a school in a = particular=20 transient,<BR>low-income, neighborhood. Parents of the children = at this=20 school are<BR>distrustful of authority figures, particularly teachers = and=20 administrators.<BR>Many of the parents are moments away from a report = to child=20 services for<BR>truancy. Does anyone have suggestions for a = successful=20 parents' night<BR>and/or home visits? Teachers attempted home = visits two=20 years ago prior to<BR>school opening in the fall but the principal = asked them=20 to stop in fear for<BR>their safety.<BR>----- Original Message = -----<BR>From:=20 "Tracie Janis" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:tracie_lit@riverside.lib.ca.us">tracie_lit@riverside.lib.c= a.us</A>><BR>To:=20 "Multiple recipients of list" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov">nifl-family@literacy.nifl.g= ov</A>><BR>Sent:=20 Friday, April 26, 2002 4:32 PM<BR>Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1027] Re: = Parents as=20 first teachers (long)<BR><BR><BR>> Thanks Andrea, the district = where my=20 daughters attend offered home visits<BR>> from teachers. I didn't = take=20 advantage of the offer at the time because my<BR>> schedule at work = is=20 crazy! It appears from your experience that the home<BR>> = visits were=20 a great success.<BR>><BR>> I will pass on the home visit idea to = my=20 Family Literacy Coordinator and<BR>see<BR>> what our parents think. = In the=20 fall, I will be hosting an open house for<BR>our<BR>> parents whose = children will be in kindergarten. During the open house, we<BR>> = will also=20 have representatives from a few of the schools come by as = well<BR>as<BR>>=20 some kindergarten readiness workshops.<BR>><BR>> = Tracie<BR>><BR>>=20 -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov">nifl-family@nifl.gov</A>=20 [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of<BR>> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:AWilder106@aol.com">AWilder106@aol.com</A><BR>> = Sent: Friday,=20 April 26, 2002 10:36 AM<BR>> To: Multiple recipients of = list<BR>>=20 Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1022] Re: Parents as first teachers=20 (long)<BR>><BR>><BR>> Tracie,<BR>><BR>> You are your = child's=20 first teacher. I wish I could help in some way. = The<BR>> fact=20 is that a school is a whole community itself. I got to know = the<BR>>=20 parents<BR>> of "my" kids best when I went to their homes for = regular=20 conferences. At<BR>my<BR>> school we had parent conferences = twice a=20 year. When I got my master's<BR>> degree<BR>> I learned = about home=20 visits, and when I went back to the classroom I gave<BR>> parents = the=20 option of having a conference at their home in the = evening.<BR>It<BR>> was=20 a wonderful innovation, and some families took me up on = this.<BR>><BR>>=20 The teacher will teach better if she sees the home environment, = I<BR>>=20 believe--it's your place, and she has to be a guest. I am = thinking=20 that<BR>> some<BR>> of your parents could get together and = invite one or=20 more teachers home<BR>for<BR>> a<BR>> potluck. Don't make = it big=20 or it will loose its impact. Keep it focused<BR>on<BR>> = specific=20 questions and this will help the conversation along. Or = invite<BR>>=20 teacher(s) for coffee, that might be easier than juggling = plates. =20 It<BR>would<BR>> be of great benefit for your children's experience = in=20 school. Each time I<BR>> did this I learned about parents' = inner=20 fears about their children's<BR>school<BR>> experience, and this = helped me=20 a lot in the classroom to work more<BR>> effectively with the=20 children. I visited one family at a time.<BR>><BR>>=20 Andrea<BR>><BR>><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C1EEA7.5CE141E0--
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