Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i8U1fl824739; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:41:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:41:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <17f601c4a68e$61712b70$6401a8c0@Dottie> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Dottie" <dottie@shattuck.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10488] Re: Adults, picture books, and literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2641 Lines: 92 I'd be honored, Jennifer! Will I get to read the paper too? You could attach it to me at my personal email. dottie@shattuck.net Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Lynn Harper" <au2825@wayne.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 9:26 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10487] Re: Adults, picture books, and literacy > Hi Dottie :) > > Thanks for your information. I wanted to know if I can use > one of your quotes for a paper I am writing. > > This is the quote.... > > “Picture books are a great resource for us & the price is > right -- the nearest library.” > > Thanks again :) > Jennifer > > ---- Original message ---- >>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:05:18 -0400 (EDT) >>From: "Dottie" <> >>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10485] Re: Adults, picture books, and > literacy >>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >> >>Jennifer -- I'd bet that most of us use picture books of > some kind (every >>kind?), esp. for Beginning ESL adults. Picture > dictionaries, children's >>books, "coffee table" books, catalogs.....anything with > relevant (or >>non-relevant) pictures that stimulate conversation or > teach/reinforce >>vocabulary. >> >>My current Beginners are mostly young Mexican mothers so I > include some >>elements of family literacy. Since we meet at family > resource centers, I >>have lots of children's books available. Yesterday we had > some extra time & >>read "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?" (It's > published in both >>English & Spanish.) This is only our 3rd week of classes; > they were quite >>pleased that they could already read a book in English & can > now read it to >>their children. [The resource center rep. will soon visit > all the families >>& give the book to the family. Or the student may borrow > the books.] >> >>Picture books are a great resource for us & the price is > right -- the >>nearest library. >> >>Dottie Shattuck >>Tri-District Adult Edu. >>York County, SC >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Jennifer Lynn Harper" <au2825@wayne.edu> >>To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl- > esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >>Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:09 PM >>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10482] Adults, picture books, and literacy >> >> >>> Hi :) >>> >>> I know may of you work with English as a Second Language >>> students. I read something in the archives about picuture >>> being used in refugee camps. Do any of you use picture > books >>> in literacy programs for adults? >>> >>> Any information would be informative and appreciated. >>> Thanks, >>> Sincerely, >>> Jennifer >>> >> >> >
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