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 g1SHGpu15721; Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:16:51 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:16:51 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3C7E630F.1B848FBB@webster.edu> 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: Jeri Levesque <levesqjr@webster.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:817] RE: Concern about federal support for Famil X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77C-CCK-MCD {C-UDP; EBM-APPLE} (Macintosh; U; PPC) Status: O Content-Length: 2006 Lines: 41 Ted, At Webster University we have a graduate course in our Master of Arts in Teaching program, Family Literacy. Students majoring in Reading and Communication Arts tend to choose the course. We "count" the course as applicable for reading certification. Every student taking the course is required to develop a family literacy project for their school. You can imagine the creativity it takes using learning centers etc., to have a four component family literacy experience during a special evening event! The teachers in my course are always surprised to learn about family literacy -- they are generally unaware that Even Start exists. At the same time, they are usually foggy about the incredible resources available from their local public libraries. Sarah Beaman-Jones from LIFT-Missouri makes regular presentations on family literacy to the undergraduate introduction to reading instruction course. I am confident that if program coordinators contacted the reading faculty at nearby universities they would be welcomed to do class presentations on family literacy. I also do a presentation to the Media Communications class - getting the word out to the business and media folks is also a good way to raise the profile of family literacy. The last suggestion is to offer to do a presentation at the spring or fall meeting of your local chapter of the International Reading Association. I've been warmly received by our state council and asked to speak at local chapters. The teachers' enthusiasm is great -- but starting a family literacy program is a little more than they can handle. Best, Jeri Levesque, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Webster University Director, Missouri Family Literacy Initiative Ted Rohling wrote: > Does anyone have information on the incidents of family literacy training in > the k-12 curriculum of teaching training institutions? Do we actually train > the K-12 teachers to consider family literacy as part of the overall thrust > of education for todays students? >
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