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 MAA25351; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:03:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:03:19 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3842B0FA.2ECCD75A@waterford.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: "Kimberley Ellison" <kellison@waterford.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2592] Re: Waterford Early Reading Program X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) Status: OR I work for the Waterford Institute, the organization who designed and developed the Waterford Early Reading Program (WERP). This summer we opened three family literacy programs in Salt Lake City. Although we were not orginally planning on using WERP for our adult education, the parents overwhelmed us with requests to use the program and we decided to try it out. We are currently in the process of compiling the test results from the first quarter; however, we observed that the parents thoroughly enjoyed the program and (based purely on observation) that their reading and comprehension skills are significantly improving. Another benefit we've seen from our program sites is that because the parents and children are using the same online program, they can't wait to take home the offline materials of WERP and use them together. I'd love to answer any questions. Kim Ellison Bowyer wrote: > I am interested in learning how Family Lit programs have partnered with > their school districts to enhance reading instruction for parents and their > children. I am particularly curious to learn if any one has used the > Waterford Early Reading Program, a computer based program aimed at the > emergent reader at the kindergarten and first grade level in conjunction > with their parents who are also novice readers. I teach in a family ESL > literacy program in Fairfax Co., VA .Many of the parents in my program are > not literate or have low literacy skills in their first language. The K-12 > program offers a wide range of programs in our elementary schools, such as > Reading Recovery, Partners in Print and the Waterford Early Reading Program. > I would be interested to know if anyone has used these programs (or any > others) to provide reading instruction to the parents of the children > involved in their programs. > Thanks for your info. > Pat Bowyer
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