Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost.nifl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA22095; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:19:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:19:41 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Pine.HPP.3.96.971217091639.6109B-100000@othello.ucs.indiana.edu> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ellie Macfarlane <macfarl@indiana.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1325] RE: Strategies for helping low-literacy parents (fwd) X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: RO Dear Roxie (and others who may be interested) I am forwarding the results of an AskERIC search I requested in response to your query to the listserv. I hope it will be useful. It tells you how to get the article you are looking for and gives you a number of other references. Ellie Macfarlane Family Learning Workshops P.S. Incidentally, if you want to send questions to AskERIC, the e-mail address is askeric@ericir.syr.edu . ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 16:50:33 -0500 From: ERIC Business Account <ericcs@exchange.ucs.indiana.edu> To: "MACFARLANE, ELEANOR CARMAN" <macfarl@indiana.edu> Cc: ericcs@ucs.indiana.edu Subject: RE: Strategies for helping low-literacy parents > -----Original Message----- > From: The AskERIC Service [SMTP:askeric@askeric.org] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 1997 8:59 AM > To: macfarl@indiana.edu > Cc: ericcs@ucs.indiana.edu > Subject: Strategies for helping low-literacy parents > > >Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 09:37:10 -0500 (EST) > >From: Ellie Macfarlane <macfarl@indiana.edu> > >X-Sender: macfarl@othello.ucs.indiana.edu > >To: askeric@ericir.syr.edu > >Subject: Strategies for helping low-literacy parents > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > >Dear AskERIC: > > > >1) Could you please send me a list of suggestions and strategies for > >teaching low-literacy parents techniques for reading to their > children? > >This was a question I received and wondered if an ERIC search would > turn > >up some interesting things. > > > >2) How would one get hold of a copy of an article printed in > "Lifelong > >Learning", > >vol. 12 entitled "Children's literature and adult literacy: > Empowerment > >through intergenerational learning" by Ruth Handel and Ellen > Goldsmith. > > > >Thanks. > > > >Ellie Macfarlane > > > > > Dear Ms. Macfarlane: Greetings. In response to your request, I conducted a sample search of the ERIC database. Below I have appended my search strategy, citations with abstracts, and directions for accessing the full-text. These citations may represent an introductory, rather than exhaustive, search for information on your topic. The article you mentioned specifically (by Handel and Goldsmith) is available through UMI Information Store. Please follow the directions for contacting UMI in the section of this letter dealing with obtaining full-text copies of ERIC documents and articles. If you would like to conduct your own free ERIC database searches via the Internet, please send a request for directions to askeric@ericir.syr.edu or go directly to http://ericir.syr.edu. I have also attached some related resources that may be helpful. Thank you for using AskERIC! If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please do not hesitate to send another message. Jim Sizemore, User Services Specialist ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication web: http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec; email: ericcs@indiana.edu ===================================================== *Accessing the Full-Text of ERIC Documents and Journals* Citations identified with an ED (ERIC document) number are available in ERIC microfiche collections at over 1000 locations worldwide; to identify your local ERIC Information Service Provider call (800)LET-ERIC. Documents can also be ordered through EDRS: http://www.edrs.com/, <service@edrs.com> or (800)443-ERIC. Citations with an EJ (ERIC journal) number are available through the originating journal, interlibrary loan services, or article reproduction services: Carl Uncover: http://uncweb.carl.org/ <uncover@carl.org>, (800) 787-7979; UMI: <orders@infostore.com>, (800)248-0360; or ISI: <tga@isinet.com>, (800)523-1850. ===================================================== World Wide Web sites of possible interest: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org/ Web Site (Links to scholarly articles, book excerpts and reviews, and hypertexts available on the web) http://www.web-cite.com/ English and American Literature Website http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~hblad128/engweb.html Great Fiction List http://cfsd.k12.az.us/~cfhsweb/lic/LIC/gf.html Outpost Books by Subject http://www.lb.com:80/~outpost/browse/ Citations from the ERIC Database: No. Records Request 1 13 RUTH HANDEL 2 6 ELLEN GOLDSMITH 3 3 #1 and #2 4 6628 "PARENT-PARTICIPATION" IN DE 5 3377 "ADULT-LITERACY" IN DE 6 40 #4 and #5 7 898 "READING-ALOUD-TO-OTHERS" IN DE 8 142 #4 and #7 9 663 "FUNCTIONAL-LITERACY" IN DE 10 917 "ILLITERACY-" IN DE 11 1449 #9 or #10 12 1 #8 and #11 13 17 #4 and #11 14 74 LOW LITERACY 15 3 #4 and #14 AN: ED393076 AU: Parker,-Sharon; Wuelser,-Ann TI: Current Research of Family Literacy Programs. PY: 1995 NT: 13 p.; Michigan Adult Educators Practitioner Inquiry Project (MAEPIP). PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DE: Adult-Education; High-Schools; Learning-Activities; Literature-Reviews; Program-Effectiveness; Research-Needs DE: *Class-Activities; *Intergenerational-Programs; *Parent-Participation AB: This paper investigates existing research about the strengths and weakness of current family litracy programs and presents a 98-item list of family literacy activities across the curricula for adult educators to promote intergenerational literacy. Educational experts feel that family literacy programs need more evaluation, and that the interaction among poverty, low literacy, and children's readiness for school needs more research. Current thinking on how to develop an effective family literacy program is shared and a family literacy project at Mott Adult High School in Flint, Michigan is described. The family literacy activities that conclude the paper are intended to be "homework" assignments that encourage successful family interaction. The activities in the paper are divided into sections on reading, science and nature, social studies, communication skills, and geography. Contains 9 references. (Author/RS) AN: ED379709 AU: Macfarlane,-Eleanor-C. TI: Boost Family Involvement: How To Make Your Program Succeed under the New Title I Guidelines. CS: Agency for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, IN.; ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Family Literacy Center. PY: 1995 AV: ERIC/EDINFO Press, Indiana University, P.O. Box 5953, Bloomington, IN 47407-5953 (order no. F3-AG63: $16). NT: 85 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. DE: Elementary-Education; Federal-Legislation; Guidelines-; Low-Income; Parent-School-Relationship; Program-Descriptions DE: *High-Risk-Students; *Parent-Participation; *Program-Proposals; *Proposal-Writing; *Public-Schools AB: This booklet guides educators in developing the family involvement part of a Title I program proposal. The booklet presents a checklist based on the new Title I Parental Involvement guidelines, many sample forms, sample school district parental involvement policies, sample program descriptions, and an overview of some research in parental involvement. After an introduction, sections of the booklet are New Title I Guidelines for Parental Involvement; Developing the Parental Involvement Components of Your Title I Proposal; Suggestions for Reaching "Hard-to-Reach" Families; and Strategies for Low-Literacy Families; Ideas You Can Use: Examples of Parental Involvement Programs That Work (and a Few That Don't). Contains 26 references. A 34-item annotated list of materials for parents, and a 40-item list of organizations are attached. (RS) AN: EJ440385 AU: Glover,-Rebecca-J.; And-Others TI: Family Literacy: A Formative Evaluation of Program Outcomes. PY: 1991 JN: Contemporary-Education; v62 n4 p324-26 Sum 1991 AV: UMI DE: Adult-Literacy; Parent-Child-Relationship; Parent-Participation; Preschool-Education; Program-Evaluation DE: *Basic-Skills; *Family-Programs; *Functional-Literacy; *Literacy-Education; *Reading-Instruction AB: Describes the Weber State University/Standard Examiner family literacy project which addresses low level literacy skills in adults and preliteracy skills in children. Children and parents are separated for certain learning experiences then reunited for "Parent and Child Together" time. Other segments of the program are described. (SM) AN: EJ434285 AU: Farris,-Pamela-J.; Denner,-Mary TI: Guiding Illiterate Parents in Assisting Their Children in Emergent Literacy. PY: 1991 JN: Reading-Horizons; v32 n1 p63-72 Oct 1991 AV: UMI DE: Childrens-Literature; Elementary-Education; Illiteracy-; Reading-Aloud-to-Others; Reading-Materials; Story-Telling DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Parent-Participation; *Parent-Role; *Parent-School-Relationship AB: Provides suggestions for parental meeting, home visits, and resource sharing as a means toward attaining the nation's goal of breaking the cycle of illiteracy. (MG) AN: EJ432691 AU: Nuckolls,-Maryann-E. TI: Expanding Students' Potential through Family Literacy. PY: 1991 JN: Educational-Leadership; v49 n1 p45-46 Sep 1991 AV: UMI DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Literacy-Education; *Models-; *Parent-Participation AB: Family literacy models are as diverse as their participants. The best way to involve a student in literacy is to involve the parents in their own literacy. As a child's first teachers, parents are uniquely qualified to pass on a rich literary legacy through a shared literacy experience. The Parents and Literacy (PAL) program in Tucson, Arizona, is described. (MLH) AN: ED373152 AU: Graham,-Wendy-J. TI: Creating Families of Readers. CS: RMC Research Corp., Portsmouth, NH. PY: 1994 NT: 189 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DE: Adult-Basic-Education; Adult-Literacy; Books-; Community-Involvement; Parent-Influence; Parent-Participation; Parent-Role; Program-Development; Program-Implementation DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Literacy-Education; *Outreach-Programs; *Parent-Child-Relationship; *Public-Television AB: This document consists of materials developed and used by a project to research and design a prototype plan using the television program "Reading Rainbow" and the resources of the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association to cultivate family literacy. An executive summary presents findings from the six focus group discussions of the intended target audience. Information from these key stakeholder groups--parents, teachers, literacy providers, children, principals, and parent coordinators/networks--is provided to assess the current use of public television in Western New York, public television's role in supporting family literacy connections, and use of "Reading Rainbow" as a bridge to family literacy. A final report on an outreach initiative describes the following: project goals, composition of the community advisory group, design and implementation of the outreach plan, television and outreach prototype designs, and impact of the initiative and prototype designs. Attachments to this report are as follows: Reading Rainbow Broadcast Season XI 1993-94 Booklist; Reading Rainbow's Family Reading Week flyer and publicity materials; 1994 Reading Rainbow's Family Calendar; follow-up mailing; Reading Rainbow Family Special publicity; follow-up survey and materials on Reading Rainbow Bedtime Reading Pajama Party; publicity materials on the Reading Rainbow outreach initiative; and Start-Up Kit for Hosting a Bedtime Reading Pajama Party. (YLB) AN: ED365412 AU: Swick,-Kevin-J.; And-Others TI: Evaluation of Target 2000 Parent Education Program. Final Report. CS: South Carolina Univ., Columbia. Coll. of Education. PY: 1993 NT: 243 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DE: Adult-Education; Adult-Literacy; Child-Development; Early-Childhood-Education; Parent-Child-Relationship; Parent-Influence; Parents-as-Teachers; Pilot-Projects; School-Readiness; Social-Services; State-Programs DE: *Family-Programs; *Parent-Education; *Parent-Participation; *Program-Evaluation AB: This report details the evaluation of Target 2000, a South Carolina parent education program that involves parent and literacy training as well as social services for children and parents, and that is intended to increase parents' effectiveness as the primary teachers of their preschool children. The evaluation process described was shaped by the Target 2000 legislation, the design of the parent education program by the South Carolina Department of Education, and the piloting of the program by 21 selected school districts. The evaluation itself focused on the program's four components: (1) parenting education, including information on parenting skills and child development; (2) literacy training and adult education; (3) child services, including developmental screening, health services, and direct educational services; and (4) direct parent and family services, including transportation, child care, food, clothing, heat, and linkages with family support services. Part 1 of the report discusses the function, organization, and framework of the evaluation. Part 2 reviews and analyzes the literature on effective parent education practices. Part 3 describes the data collection and analysis, while part 4 presents the findings, including profiles of parents and family life contexts and profiles of the staff and the programs at the 21 sites. Part 5 presents recommendations, including recommendations to emphasize school readiness and recruit minority staff. A list of more than 50 references is provided. Appendices include a list of members of the evaluation team and the pilot projects, interview and inventory forms, a summary of findings about program outcomes, and a cost analysis of the program. (SM) AN: ED358911 AU: Atkins,-A.-June TI: Literacy, a Family Affair...Parents, Infants, Toddlers: A Literacy Model Handbook. CS: Montana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Helena. PY: 1992 NT: 126 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DE: Adult-Education; Demonstration-Programs; Infants-; Parent-Participation; Preschool-Education; Program-Administration; Program-Descriptions; Teaching-Methods; Toddlers- DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Day-Care; *Literacy-Education; *Program-Design AB: Designed for use by persons interested in simultaneously initiating a child-care and parent literacy instructional program, this handbook presents a model for the literacy education of families with young children. The handbook begins with definitions of family literacy and discusses the rationale and purpose of a family literacy program. Part 1 provides an overview of Helena, Montana's Family Learning Center project, a literacy and child care program for infants and toddlers which includes an instructional program for parents. Part 2 describes the step-by-step procedures for developing literacy programs with adult instructional components for the child care setting. This part includes details for selecting staff and facilities, developing policies and procedures, planning and implementing the child care literacy and parent literacy components, and evaluating the program. A list of resources for developing a family literacy program is included. Appendices include position descriptions, child care schedules, and forms for the Family Learning Center; forms and information related to the parent instructional component; sample "lab time" activities from the parent and child instructional component; an overview of adult literacy; and an evaluation form for a family literacy program. (Contains 42 references.) (MM) AN: ED350422 AU: Fear,-Marion TI: Parents-as-Partners-as-Learners Guide. CS: Eastern Townships School Board, Sherbrooke (Quebec).; Saint Francis Literacy Council (Quebec). PY: 1991 NT: 34 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC02 Plus Postage. DE: Adult-Basic-Education; Foreign-Countries; Guides-; Illiteracy-; Parent-Participation; Parent-Role; Parents-as-Teachers; Prereading-Experience; Primary-Education; Program-Development; Reading-Readiness; Student-Attitudes; Teacher-Role DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Literacy-Education; *Parent-Child-Relationship; *Parent-School-Relationship; *Program-Implementation AB: This guide provides information on the Parents-as-Partners-as-Learners project that is designed to encourage a love of reading in children and to increase communication between the home and school. Section A is an overview of the four phases of the project that are initiated by an adult literacy animator (facilitator) in a primary school: Phase I, negotiating with the schools; Phase II, developing the project with the teacher--defining roles, planning the project; Phase III, implementing the project--announcing it to the class, the parent meeting, ongoing communication between teacher and animator, home visits; and Phase IV, reporting back. Section B discusses the origins and development of the project in the Eastern Townships School Board. Section C addresses how to become an animator. It covers basic requirements and making home visits. Section D makes recommendations regarding teachers and parents. Appendixes include a list of 29 references for further reading, results of the 1987-88 project, and project materials. (YLB) AN: ED344687 AU: Fore,-David-A. TI: Off to a Good Start with Even Start! PY: [1991] NT: 9 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DE: Early-Intervention; Eligibility-; Parent-Child-Relationship; Parent-Participation; Program-Evaluation DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Agency-Cooperation; *Early-Childhood-Education; *Federal-Programs; *Parent-Education AB: This document describes Even Start, a new federal family literacy program that combines early childhood education, parenting education, and adult literacy education. The program is based on the collaboration of community organizations and provides a new range of services. These services include family-centered education programs that involve parents and children in a cooperative effort to help parents become full partners in the education of their children. The program was first funded in 1989, and funding levels are increasing to match public interest. This document outlines the parameters of the program, including authorizing legislation, criteria for eligibility, the nature of services, funding, and an evaluation of the program. Appended are four references. (GLR) AN: EJ388170 AU: Handel,-Ruth-D.; Goldsmith,-Ellen TI: Children's Literature and Adult Literacy: Empowerment through Intergenerational Learning. PY: 1989 JN: Lifelong-Learning; v12 n6 p24-27 Apr 1989 AV: UMI DE: Adult-Education; Program-Implementation; Workshops- DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Adult-Reading-Programs; *Childrens-Literature; *Intergenerational-Programs AB: Describes an intergenerational reading program using children's literature in adult literacy classes. Discusses the adult literacy training sessions and the adaptations of the model in a variety of instructional settings. (JOW) AN: EJ368680 AU: Nickse,-Ruth-S.; And-Others TI: An Intergenerational Adult Literacy Project: A Family Intervention/Prevention Model. PY: 1988 JN: Journal-of-Reading; v31 n7 p634-42 Apr 1988 AV: UMI NT: Themed Issue: Adult Literacy. DE: Adult-Basic-Education; Family-Role; Parent-Participation; Reading-Improvement; Reading-Research; Reading-Teachers DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Family-Involvement AB: Reports on a research project in which adults who were involved in an intergenerational literacy program made significant progress in literacy skills. Emphasizes the importance of well-trained, caring tutors to successful literacy programs. (ARH) AN: EJ362823 AU: Maclay,-Connie-M.; Askov,-Eunice-N. TI: Computer-Aided Instruction for Mom and Dad. PY: 1987 JN: Issues-in-Science-and-Technology; v4 n1 p88-91 Fall 1987 DE: Adult-Basic-Education; Basic-Skills; Computer-Uses-in-Education; Literacy-Education; Parent-Participation; Parent-School-Relationship; Reading-Skills DE: *Adult-Reading-Programs; *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Courseware-; *Functional-Literacy; *Illiteracy-; *Parent-Materials AB: Promotes the development of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) programs as a way of educating illiterate parents and nonreading adults in general. Notes several programs of this nature already in operation around the nation. Describes some nonthreatening courseware that is being used to recruit more adults into such programs. (TW) AN: ED321225 AU: Handel,-Ruth-D.; Goldsmith,-Ellen TI: Intergenerational Reading: Affecting the Literacy Environment of the Home. PY: 1989 NT: 20 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Francisco, CA, March 27-31, 1989). PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DE: Case-Studies; Childrens-Literature; Family-Environment; Family-Involvement; Parent-Student-Relationship; Reading-Research; Two-Year-Colleges DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Parent-Participation; *Program-Evaluation; *Reading-Aloud-to-Others; *Reading-Attitudes AB: A study examined the effectiveness of the Parent Readers program, an intergenerational reading project which attempted to change the reading behaviors of underprepared community college students who are parents and to affect the literacy environment of the home in ways that promote the literacy status of the parents/students and their children. The project consisted of a set of voluntary workshops in which children's literature was used to teach the adults how to read and discuss enjoyable books with their children at home. Subjects, five female low-income members of minorities ranging in age from 25 to 46 with above average participation in the workshops, were interviewed to explore the place of reading in their overall life context; the type of learning for parent and child that evolved from the workshops and from home reading, and their attitudes toward the college experience. Results indicated that in every case, intergenerational connections were made: the parents read to their children, were stimulated to read more for themselves and applied the reading comprehension strategies in seeking to understand both the children's books and their own adult selections. (One table of data is included; 12 references are attached.) (RS) AN: ED315578 TI: Parents as Instructional Support, 1990. Adult Education Chapter I Staff Development. CS: Dorchester School District 2, Summerville, SC. PY: 1989 NT: 33 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC02 Plus Postage. DE: Adult-Basic-Education; Elementary-Education; Parent-Child-Relationship; Parent-School-Relationship; Program-Implementation; Reading-Instruction; School-Involvement DE: *Adult-Literacy; *Disadvantaged-; *Family-Programs; *Intergenerational-Programs; *Literacy-Education; *Parent-Participation AB: A project was developed in Dorchester County, South Carolina's fastest-growing county, to help parents who lack basic skills become full partners in the education of their children, and to assist children in reaching their full potential as learners, by providing basic skills training for the parents. The program, called Parents as Instructional Support (PAIS), is the first in the state to involve both parents and children in acquiring basic reading skills. PAIS is designed to provide parents with the information and skills to help their children with homework and to prepare them for teacher-made and standardized tests. PAIS also provides training for a cadre of teachers to serve as instructors of the parents. Twenty-four teachers participating in PAIS enrolled in a 3-hour graduate/undergraduate course in teaching literacy skills to adults. Parents of disadvantaged students enrolled in a 2-day per week course for 6 weeks, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Dinner, child care, and transportation were provided. Instruction in reading skills was given using traditional instruction and computer-assisted instruction. Children also participated in activities to strengthen their reading skills while their parents took classes. Parents, students, and teachers all reported positive outcomes of the program. (Includes 9 references and an appendix of program forms.) (KC) AN: ED308415 AU: Nickse,-Ruth-S. TI: The Noises of Literacy: An Overview of Intergenerational and Family Literacy Programs. PY: 1989 NT: 96 p. PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. DE: Adult-Basic-Education; Adult-Literacy; Basic-Skills; Children-; Functional-Literacy; Library-Services; Limited-English-Speaking; Young-Children DE: *Family-Programs; *Family-School-Relationship; *Intergenerational-Programs; *Literacy-Education; *Parent-Participation; *Poverty- AB: This overview of intergenerational and family literacy programs in the United States consists of five sections, a bibliography, and four appendices. Section 1 presents background information and expectations for programs and describes the target populations and program designs and administration. Section 2 describes the research base and the common assumptions that motivate and justify program development, citing pressures of contemporary society; specific research from the fields of adult and emergent literacy, cognitive science, early childhood education, and family systems theory; the importance of cultural differences; and the political appeal of programs. Section 3 gives overviews, activities, and some evaluation data for programs in four sectors: adult basic education, libraries, family English literacy, and preschool and elementary programs. Section 4 presents a topology for classifying intergenerational and family literacy programs based on mode of intervention and target populations. The advantages and disadvantages of four program types are presented and critical questions for systematic investigation are posed. Section 5 consists of recommendations to support intergenerational and family programs. The document includes a 44-item bibliography. The appendices contain abstracts and lists of adult basic education programs, library family literacy programs, and preschool and elementary programs, with the emphasis on programs in California, Florida, and New York. (Author/CML)
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