Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id NAA27981; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:57:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:57:32 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <s84283a8.019@cal.org> 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: "Fran Keenan" <fran@cal.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:3794] DAEL News 11/25 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5 Status: RO Content-Length: 3369 Lines: 72 >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman November 25, 1999 ___________________________________ Appropriations Up for Adult Ed Final FY 2000 appropriations figures are in, and the amount for the incentive grants has been calculated. Here is the break-down of the $470 million appropriation for next year: * Adult education state grants: $417.2M * English Literacy/Civics Education 25.5 * Incentives 7.3 * National Leadership 14.0 * National Institute for Literacy 6.0 Live Webcast for EL/Civics Grant If your organization is interested in applying for the new English Literacy/Civics grants, don't miss our live webcast December 15 at 1 PM EST . This overview of the program with questions and answers will be offered over the web and via satellite telecast. Coordinates for the telecast are C-Band: GE-1, Transponder C-1, Downlink Frequency 3720 MHz, Horizontal, Orbit 103 degrees West. To access the webcast or to get Ku Band coordinates when they become available, contact Rebecca Moak at rebecca_moak@ed.gov Washington-Area School Offers Parents Translation Montgomery County schools, a Washington, DC area suburban district, announced last week that it will provide translation services by telephone in 140 languages for parents who do not speak English. The service will be available to schools and more than 30 administrative offices that deal with the public. When a person who does not speak English calls or comes to a school system office, staff will call the privately run Language Line service and an interpreter will be provided within minutes, school officials said. The service also is available for teachers or other staff who need to contact parents or guardians who do not speak English. While it is unclear how much this will cost the district, the system will be charged on a per-call basis. The new service may provide more evidence of the need for adult education's English language classes. See http://www.washingtonpost.com for 11/17/99 issue. Parenting Skills Key in Children's Early Literacy A new study by Loyola's Fred Morrison and Creighton University's Ramie Cooney identifies several aspects of parenting critical to early literacy development in children. The study shows the quality "family learning environment,"-such as talking to and reading to children or having books in the home-directly influences the growth of children's literacy skills. But other parenting behaviors also are highly important, the study says. The parental beliefs, parental responsiveness and discipline contribute to literacy acquisition. They help children build social skills that shape academic achievement in the early school years. So to promote literacy acquisition in children, focusing on the family learning environment is not enough. The study also recommends that parents recognize how early literacy skills can emerge and not wait until children enter school to help them learn language and pre-math skills. Contact fmorris@luc.edu ____________________________________________________________ A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/
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