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 i8U2Lf825651; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:21:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:21:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <182701c4a693$d1c4de80$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:10490] 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: 2981 Lines: 100 Frank & others -- I'm sorry that I responded on this site. I realized as soon as I hit "Send" that I'd goofed! Dottie Shattuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank lev" <dflev@hotmail.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 9:59 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10489] Re: Adults, picture books, and literacy > just a reminder folks not to use the list serve for personal > communications. we are all busy and don't really want to use up our > precious time reading personal communications like these. let's keep the > list professional ok > >>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.... >> >>�?oPicture 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" <dottie@shattuck.net> >> >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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