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 e7UKM7813312; Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:22:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:22:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200008302031.NAA01726@mail.humanities.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: Katie Dexter <kdexter@humanities.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3124] RE: Family Literacy in Oregon X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1436 Lines: 36 My name is Katie and I am the director of the Washington state Motheread/Fatheread program. Motheread/Fatheread is a family reading and literacy program which is based on a curriculum of over 100 children's books. It sounds like this program would work very well with your parents. You can find more information about the program at www.motheread.org which is the web site for the national office in North Carolina. Katie At 04:06 PM 08/30/2000 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 8/30/00 1:15:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >cmoushegian@mckinneytexas.org writes: > ><< My name is Cindy and I work with a family literacy program in McKinney > Texas. I am bringing adult esl learners together with their kids to use > children's books to enhance their English skills. (and to encourage them to > read to their kids) I need suggestions on books to read with the families. > I need books with very simple text that the parents will enjoy. Most of the > parents we work with speak almost no English. Any input or suggestions would > be appreciated! >> > >Cindy, > >I's suggest using early readers. The books have simple pictures with short >simples sentences. Preschoolers can "read" the book by memorizing the text >and looking at the pictures. Adults could read them the same way, but become >familiar with the words in the process. > >Millie Kuth >Hamilton City ABLE >Hamilton OH 45011 >513-887-5021 >KUTHFAM@aol.com >
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