Received: (from news@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) id VAA14466 for nifl-esl@novel.nifl.gov; Tue, 4 Mar 1997 21:51:50 -0500 (EST) Path: literacy.nifl.gov!nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov From: Heide Wrigley <hwrigley@aiweb.com> Newsgroups: nifl.esl Subject: RE: Home-based ESL classes Date: 4 Mar 1997 21:51:48 -0500 Organization: National Institute for Literacy Sender: listproc@literacy.nifl.gov Distribution: nifl Message-ID: <c=US%a=_%p=AGUIRREINTERNATI%l=EXCHANGE01-970305025038Z-1135@exchange01.aiweb.com> Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.993.5 Status: RO Content-Length: 2429 Lines: 64 Hi, Rachel - Here are some of the strategies that family literacy programs who work with small groups have found successful that could be used in home learning: bringing along simple books-on-tape (such as "one minute mysteries") that families can listen to on their own; (one project leaves videos and tapes of the stories and books that the teenagers are expected to read in school); helping families work out how to get close captioning on their television sets so that they can match spoken English and written English (requires some reading ability) inviting families to develop "memory books" that allow them to capture and talk about places, sounds, and smells that have meaning to them (past and present) using some of the activities from the Family Math Curriculum (developed in Berkeley, I believe) I hope you get good feedback on how Cross-roads work with various groups of students. I just wanted to let you (and others) know that there is a second ESL series in the works, called Connect to English, developed by WGBH (the people who gave us "Destinos" and Sesame Street) with funding from the Annenberg Foundation. Instead of a situation comedy style format, it uses an ongoing dramatic story of a young woman who leaves home (and what happens to her and her family) Heide Spruck Wrigley of the family literacy program have found that families enjoy getting simple book and tape kits that they can listen to and look at together. >-----Original Message----- >From: Kalamansi@aol.com [SMTP:Kalamansi@aol.com] >Sent: Monday, March 03, 1997 2:13 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Home-based ESL classes > >I lead new ESL teacher-training workshops for adult education in Kentucky and >I have one scheduled soon with a program that deals mainly with ESL classes >that are held for individual families in their homes. It's a different >set-up than I have worked with before and I was wondering if anyone had any >experience with this type of program. The director has asked for activities >that would be suitable for this type of family program. I have chosen several >but I was wondering if anyone has taught in this type of program and could >recommend materials or ideas that have been successful. > >I was also wondering if anyone has used and evaluated "Crossroads Cafe." I'd >like to get some opinions. > >Thanks so much for your time and help. > >Rachel W. Tugon
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