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 LAA15792; Fri, 12 May 2000 11:09:01 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 11:09:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <002301bfbc20$9b50c380$a0e70e18@c617645-a.eugene1.or.home.com> 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: "Cathy Lindsley" <CLindsley@home.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2924] Re: Barriers to Family Literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2648 Lines: 64 Usually a quality early childhood education program -- is offered, the cost isn't to the participant. It's to the program and it can be high. The trick is finding a really great community partner who is willing to assist with some of this as in-kind. You will end up spending lots of program dollars on early childhood otherwise. Go for quality. quality staff (with training) and a quality environment. A suggestion to Jessie and the previous post. We know that immigrant workers have a set of other barriers including whether or not they trust your program and feel safe there. A suggestion in dealing with the population - if you have to talk about the issue - use the term "undocumented" instead of illegal. Just a different way of thinking about it. Cathy Lindsley -----Original Message----- From: Jessie Bullock <jessie@black-diamond.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Date: Thursday, May 11, 2000 6:21 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2922] Re: Barriers to Family Literacy >In my experience a barrier to adult education programs is the adult's work >schedule and lack of child care. In a family literacy program they bring >their children with them...so that's not as much of a problem. The cost of >the program is sometimes a barrier, but I think there are many free or low >cost programs out there. The one I work in is free. > >Work schedules are a different situation. I have some students who miss >one of the three days each week because of work or they have to come later >or leave early. > >Transportation could be another barrier. If there is not good public bus >service or if the school is not close to the area the students will come >from, transportation could be a problem. My students are immigrants from >Mexico...some of them illegal, so they don't have a driver's license. > >That's all I can think of right now...probably things you have already >thought of. > >Jessie Bullock > >At 05:15 PM 5/11/00 -0400, you wrote: > >>Hello, I am working with a small school district in central Minnesota >>planning a >>family literacy program. One of the most pressing questions we are talking >>about >>in this process is: What are the barriers to attending a family literacy >>program? We are trying to gather as much information as possible in >>preparing to >>start. >>Thank you to all inclined to respond for sharing your expertise. >>Emily Schlough >>Americorps*VISTA > >jessie@black-diamond.com >www.black-diamond.com >----------------- >The pupil who is never required >to do what he cannot do, never >does what he can do. >-- John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), >British philosopher, economist
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