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 g43BI3u05020; Fri, 3 May 2002 07:18:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 07:18:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEEEEDDBAA.jlee@famlit.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: "Jon Lee" <jlee@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1073] FW: Link to Reading X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 10041 Lines: 242 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C1F272.7823F320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In light of our recent discussion of teacher preparation in the area of parent engagement and family literacy - I thought these comments from Elizabeth Link, a reading specialist here at NCFL might spark some further discussion. Let us know what you think. By the way...the Bats are a triple A baseball team (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) here in Louisville and "Dancin' Carl" is a stadium attendant who demonstrates his "American Bandstand" moves at every game. Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org From: Elizabeth Link [mailto:elink@famlit.org] Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 4:05 PM To: all Subject: Link to Reading Consider these points from Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children (1998) by the National Research Council, (p. 332): "Programs that educate early childhood professionals should require mastery of information about the many kinds of knowledge and skills that can be acquired into the preschool years in preparation for reading achievement in school. Their knowledge base should include at least the following: a.. information about how to provide rich conceptual experiences that promote growth in vocabulary and reasoning skills; b.. knowledge about lexical development, from early referential (naming) abilities to relational and abstract terms and finer-shaded meanings; c.. knowledge of the early development of listening comprehension skills, and the kinds of syntactic and prose structures that pre-school children may not yet have mastered; d.. information on young children's sense of story; e.. information on young children's sensitivity to the sounds of language; f.. information on young children's understanding of concepts of print, and the developmental patterns of emergent reading and writing; g.. information on young children's development of concepts of space, including directionality; h.. knowledge of fine motor development; i.. knowledge about how to instill motivation to read. TERMS defined: directionality- anyone who has been to a Bats game knows Dancin' Carl's dance epitomizes the ability to perceive spatial orientation accurately! lexical development- includes understanding word meaning as contrasted to understanding grammar or syntax Sincerely, e.link Elizabeth Link Reading Specialist National Center for Family Literacy 325 W. Main St., Suite 200 Louisville, KY 40202-4251 Phone: (502) 584-1133 x191 Fax: (502) 584-0172 Email: elink@famlit.org Web: http://www.famlit.org ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C1F272.7823F320 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 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=3D690170411-03052002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>In=20 light of our recent discussion of teacher preparation in the area of = parent=20 engagement and family literacy - I thought these comments from Elizabeth = Link, a=20 reading specialist here at NCFL might spark some further=20 discussion.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D690170411-03052002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D690170411-03052002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>Let us=20 know what you think.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D690170411-03052002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D690170411-03052002><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>By the=20 way...the Bats are a triple A baseball team (affiliate of the Cincinnati = Reds)=20 here in Louisville and "Dancin' Carl" is a stadium attendant who = demonstrates=20 his "American Bandstand" moves at every game.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D690170411-03052002> <P><FONT size=3D2>Jon Lee<BR>Training Specialist<BR>NIFL-Family list=20 moderator<BR>National Center for Family Literacy<BR>325 West Main St, = Suite=20 300<BR>Louisville, KY 40202-4237<BR>Phone: 502.584.1133 x175<BR>Fax:=20 502.584.0172<BR>jlee@famlit.org<BR><A href=3D"http://www.famlit.org/"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.famlit.org><BR><BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT = face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> Elizabeth Link=20 [mailto:elink@famlit.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 02, 2002 4:05=20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> all<BR><B>Subject:</B> Link to = Reading<BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT=20 color=3D#0000ff><SPAN=20 class=3D690170411-03052002> Consider </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN= =20 class=3D720293819-02052002>these points <SPAN = class=3D720293819-02052002>from=20 <U>Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children</U> (1998) by = the=20 National Research Council, (p. 332)</SPAN>:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>"Programs that=20 educate <STRONG>early childhood</STRONG> professionals should require = mastery of=20 information about the many kinds of knowledge and skills that can be = acquired=20 into the preschool years in preparation for reading achievement in = school. =20 Their knowledge base should include at least the = following:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <UL> <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>information about=20 how to provide rich conceptual experiences that promote growth in=20 <STRONG>vocabulary</STRONG> and <STRONG>reasoning=20 skills</STRONG>;</FONT></SPAN>=20 <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>knowledge about=20 <STRONG>lexical development</STRONG>, from early referential = <STRONG>(naming)=20 abilities</STRONG> to relational and abstract terms and finer-shaded=20 meanings; </FONT></SPAN> <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>knowledge of the=20 early development of <STRONG>listening comprehension</STRONG> skills, = and the=20 kinds of syntactic and prose structures that pre-school children may = not yet=20 have mastered;</FONT></SPAN>=20 <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>information on=20 young children's <STRONG>sense of story</STRONG>;</FONT></SPAN>=20 <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>information on=20 young children's sensitivity to the <STRONG>sounds of=20 language</STRONG>;</FONT></SPAN>=20 <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>information on = young=20 children's understanding of <STRONG>concepts of print</STRONG>, and = the=20 developmental patterns of <STRONG>emergent reading and=20 writing</STRONG>;</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D720293819-02052002>=20 <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>information on = young=20 children's development of <STRONG>concepts of space</STRONG>, = including=20 <STRONG>directionality</STRONG>;</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN>=20 <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D720293819-02052002>knowledge of <STRONG>fine motor</STRONG> = development;=20 </SPAN></FONT></SPAN> <LI><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D720293819-02052002>knowledge about how to instill=20 <STRONG>motivation</STRONG> to=20 read.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D720293819-02052002>TERMS=20 defined:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D720293819-02052002><U>directionality</U>- anyone who has been to = a Bats=20 game knows <STRONG>Dancin' Carl</STRONG>'s dance epitomizes the = ability to=20 perceive spatial orientation accurately!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D720293819-02052002><U>lexical=20 development</U>- includes understanding word meaning as contrasted = to=20 understanding grammar or syntax</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D720293819-02052002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D720293819-02052002>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D720293819-02052002>e.link</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D720293819-02052002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Elizabeth Link</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Reading Specialist</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>National Center for Family = Literacy</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>325 W. Main St., Suite 200</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Louisville, KY 40202-4251</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phone: (502) 584-1133 x191</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fax: (502) 584-0172</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Email: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:elinks@famlit.org">elink@famlit.org</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Web: <A=20 href=3D"http://www.famlit.org/">http://www.famlit.org></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C1F272.7823F320--
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