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 g990d9X20653; Tue, 8 Oct 2002 20:39:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 20:39:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <EBD04914-DB1E-11D6-B2DE-000393ABE4D2@litwomen.org> 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: "mev@litwomen.org" <mev@litwomen.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1308] Re: ESL Parenting question X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.543) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1547 Lines: 43 I agree with Janet. as an aside, there's a new in paperback children's book relevant for this time of year. It's called "Shy Mama's Halloween." It features an Eastern European family who recently immigrated to the US. The children are excited to participate in this new holiday but mom is anxious about it. Language, unfamiliarity, and spookiness make her fearful of it. Immigrants new to the US may find this story familiar to their own first experiences with unfamiliar US customs. Shy Mama's Halloween, Anne Broyles, published by Tilbury House, (www.tilburyhouse.com, 1-800-582-1899) isbn 0-88448-245-6. Hardcover in 2000, paperback in 2002. Mev On Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at 06:33 PM, Janet Isserlis wrote: > Colleen > > It seems important to start with what the parents know and with what > they want to know. Finding ways to invite them to talk about their > kids, their own beliefs about families and what parents do -- without > putting anyone on the spot, and without setting up judgements, might > be a way to get going. If parents can identify areas that they want > to know about -- or to see how "americans" parent (I use quotes to > indicate that there is no One American way -- it could be a way to > surface issues that they want to learn about, talk about, or share > ideas about. > > WE LEARN Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network www.litwomen.org/welearn.html Mev Miller, Ed.D., Coordinator 160 Gano St. Providence, RI 02906 401-383-4374 401-270-1167 (fax) welearn@litwomen.org
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