Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i8TC7c809636; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:07:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:07:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001601c4a61c$27cb3360$2500a8c0@DDQPYT21> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Art LaChance" <arthur@ellijay.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1597] Re: Adults, picture books, and literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1912 Lines: 46 Jennifer, We use picture books regularly, for the low level readers who don't read in 'context', to help them develop the capacity to do so with simple sentences, and the good ol' Golden Books do that for us. It seems to me that the point where children lose the chain of progress in reading is in the very early years, the point where most of them have at least seen a Golden Book and may have had them read to them by parents etc during childhood. So in my mind if we take those adults with malfunctioning reading skill awareness back to the memory engrams that are at the beginning of the development of reading skills and correct whatever it was that went awry we stand a good chance of redirecting those pathways. And indeed in many cases the transition happens quickly and actual improvement appears exponential over time. Granted the ability to decode unfamiliar words must be in place and comfortable for the student to use otherwise you're dealing with two or more problems and the effort may be nothing more than confusing for all. There is an issue of resistance on the student's part where they may feel insulted being assigned to a "childrens" book, and we address this right up front at the time we teach the process of how to read those simple sentences. art Art LaChance Gilmer Learning Center Ellijay, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Lynn Harper" <au2825@wayne.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:06 PM Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1591] Adults, picture books, and literacy > Hi :) > > I'm wondering if any of you have used picture books in adult > literacy programs? I have read articles on how picture books > are not only important to children's emergent literacy, but > also are important to adult literacy. > > Any information would be appreciated and informative. > Thanks, > Sincerely, > Jennifer
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