[NIFL-ESL:10491] Re: Adults, picture books, and literacy

From: Jennifer Lynn Harper (au2825@wayne.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 29 2004 - 22:25:48 EDT


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From: Jennifer Lynn Harper <au2825@wayne.edu>
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Yes you can read it. :)  I'll send it when I'm done.  Thanks 
for letting me use your quote.

Blessings,
Jennifer


---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:41:43 -0400 (EDT)
>From: "Dottie" <dottie@shattuck.net>  
>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10488] Re: Adults, picture books, and 
literacy  
>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
>
>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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