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 g43G0fu11603; Fri, 3 May 2002 12:00:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 12:00:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20020503155635.37402.qmail@web14301.mail.yahoo.com> 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: tom zurinskas <tzurinskas@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1075] Re: Parents as first teachers X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1821 Lines: 46 I'm no expert, but I don't get what kind of training a parent needs to be in a class of first-to-third graders to see if their kid is reading OK. These are little ankle biters. Besides, if you tell a parent they need training, you might scare them away. How about this scenario. Let's say there's 20 school days a month, and 20 kids per class. Each parent gets scheduled 1 day per month for 1 hour. The kids expect a parent to be there. The parent time is right after lunch. The kids are told in the morning who will come. The teacher says "Isn't that great". And the teacher discusses what reading lesson they will do together. I think the data is showing that we really got to get these kids reading by the end of third grade or they are in jeopardy of missing the boat. I see our President reading to little kids. If he can do it without training, we can do it. tz Parent training > This curriculum is designed in two parts. One strand > is a six to seven week workshop series for parents. > Skill building, communication techniques, problem > solving and other interpersonl tips on working with > school personnel to support your child's learning > are included. The second strand is for teachers of > primary grades and is a three day workshop on the > importance of parent involvement, covering issues > like classroom management with parent volunteers and > many others that give teachers an opportunity to > think about parents as true partners in the > education of their children. ===== Read all about truespel at truespel.com. Convert text to truespel USA accent by copy/pasting it at: http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
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