Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f0JKHt926701; Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:17:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:17:55 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEIEAKCOAA.bfreeman@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: "Bonnie Freeman" <bfreeman@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3355] Re: new faces in Washington X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3962 Lines: 111 Goffery Davis Sr. Please contact me directly to discuss some ideas. (502) 584 1133 ext.115 Bonnie Lash Freeman Director - Training/Special Projects Co-Director - Head Start Family Literacy Project National Center for Family Literacy 324 W. Main Street Ste. 200 Louisville, KY 40202 bfreeman@famlit.org > -----Original Message----- > From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of > Goffery Davis > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 1:18 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3350] Re: new faces in Washington > > > Hello > > My name is Goffery Davis Sr. and I am a Policy Council Rep. for the > Berkeley Dorchester Counties Economic Development Corporation. > > We are looking for funding for out after school programs. > > I would appreciate any info on the subject > > Thank you so much > > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Nancy Sledd <nsledd@famlit.org> > > To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> > > Date: 1/19/01 11:38:05 AM > > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3348] Re: new faces in Washington > > > > In response to Brmidwest@aol.com, check this out from Connect for Kids: > > **Questions for Education Secretary-Nominee > > Distilling the key controversial issues in public education today, New > > York Times education analyst Richard Rothstein suggests questions for > > Roderick Paige, President-elect Bush's nominee for Education Secretary. > > (You can subscribe to the New York Times online free of charge.) > > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/10/national/10LESS.html > > > > > > Nancy Sledd, Training Specialist > > NIFL-Family List Moderator > > National Center for Family Literacy > > 325 W. Main St., Ste 200 > > Louisville, KY 40202 > > Phone: 502-584-1133 x 142 > > Fax: 502-584-0172 > > Internet: http://www.famlit.org/ > > Committed to Excellence in Family Literacy Services > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of > > BRmidwest@aol.com > > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:57 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3342] Re: new faces in Washington > > > > Thank you for the update on the appointees of President-elect Bush who > have > > shown strong support for education and family literacy. > > > > I dearly hope that ALL of these dedicated educators will make > it clear to > > Mr. > > Bush--and to our nation--that early childhood education MUST be > > developmentally appropriate. That is, educational curricula for children > > 0-5--whether in Head Start, Even Start, or preschool--should emphasize > > learning through play; experience with story telling, hearing stories, > > looking at books, enjoying books, and "picture reading"; scribbling and > > drawing; and activities that promote social/emotional development and > > self-help skills. It is both realistic and desirable to emphasize these > > crucial skills in programs for toddlers and preschoolers. Young children > > need > > these more global skills before their minds are ready to focus on the > > specifics of actual reading and decoding. Furthermore, parents need to > > understand that the most important things to do with their > young children > > are > > NOT drilling them on the ABCs, teaching them phonics, doing > worksheets, or > > making them try to sound out words. Rather, parents can best help their > > infants, toddlers, and preschoolers by talking with them, singing with > them, > > reading or telling stories to them, allowing them to scribble and draw, > > letting them ask questions, taking them to the library, park, and other > > places, and explaining the world to them in ways they can understand. > > > > These important points must be made clear to policymakers and > legislators > as > > well as to the American public. > > > > Thanks for opening the opportunity to speak on this urgent topic! > > > > > > --- Goffery J Davis Sr. > --- gdavis1144@earthlink.net > >
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