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 fBBJwx017030; Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:58:59 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:58:59 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20011211114843.009f24a0@mail.aracnet.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: Sylvan Rainwater <sylvan@cccchs.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:500] Re: Barriers to Family Literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1769 Lines: 37 At 11:29 AM 12/08/2001 -0500, Vanessa Vaile wrote: >Could you expand on this one? What kind of problems did you have? The recent >training session our team members recently attended put a lot of emphasis >on PACT ><SNIP> When I attended NCFL's beginning training on implementing family literacy, several years ago, I got the first clear idea of what PACT was, how it works, and why it's important. I have come to feel that it is the heart of the program, though all the components are important. But the bond between parent and child, and finding ways to use that bond to increase literacy, and ways to use literacy to improve that bond, is in fact at the heart of what we do, I believe. In terms of barriers, several have been listed, and addressed. In our program, we figured out early that you have to have food, childcare and transportation, or you will have trouble reaching the population you want. We've added bilingual staff as another necessity (we serve Hispanic immigrants). Another barrier I haven't seen addressed is the one of learning disabilities on the part of the adult learner. This often is related to bad experiences in school when the adult was a child. Of course, people can also have bad experiences in school even without a learning disability, but LD increases the chances of such difficulties. I have few ways to address this, other than just basic patience and trying to find ways to present material in multiple ways, and maybe to give more one-on-one attention to certain students, but it is a real issue in many cases. ------------------------------ Sylvan Rainwater . sylvan@cccchs.org Adult Education Teacher and Family Literacy Program Manager Clackamas County Children's Commission . Oregon City, OR USA
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