Return-Path: <nifl-family@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 KAA23216; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:03:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:03:06 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <000101bf368c$267cd5e0$640f8dd0@patrick.famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@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: "Nancy Sledd" <nsledd@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2582] RE: Excerpt from Thursday's Notes from Ron Pugsley X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: OR The e-mail address for Fred Morrison was incorrect in the Thursday Notes. Here is Dr. Morrison's correct e-mail address: FMORRIS@wpo.it.luc.edu] Nancy Sledd Training Specialist National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street, Suite #200 Waterfront Plaza Louisville, KY 40202-4251 (502) 584-1133 ext.142 (502) 584-0172 fax > 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 > > > Nancy Sledd > Training Specialist > National Center for Family Literacy > 325 West Main Street, Suite #200 > Waterfront Plaza > Louisville, KY 40202-4251 > (502) 584-1133 ext.142 > (502) 584-0172 fax > >
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