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 fBOFHb028572; Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:17:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:17:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <003d01c18c8d$d9e00860$0bfb3ad0@oemcomputer> 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 Odiorne" <bodiorne@c4k.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:553] Re: Jan 7-11 special guests to address family literacy with school-age children X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 5995 Lines: 117 I'm thrilled that we will soon be addressing the issues and curricula for parents of school-age children. For 1 1/2 years Families Forward Through Technology has been delivering adult basic skills and ESL education integrated with technology skills and PACT activities. It is quite difficult to find activities that are "appropriate" to children and parents of a wide range of ages and abilities. We have been attempting project-based learning enhanced by technology, and basic technology skills which parents can teach their children (after they have learned them). I know I'm not alone but so very often I feel either that I'm re-inventing the wheel, or that there's so much information out there (i.e. standard parent and children web sites) that it's very difficult to review it all, let alone integrate it. I've made great use of www.familyeducation.com and www.kidsdomain.com, as well as www.rif.org and "Reading Planet." It will be good to share ideas in the context of a structured discussion. I'm looking forward to hearing more about possible questions and areas of interest. Bonnie Odiorne, Ph.D. Instructor, Program Facilitator Families Forward Through Technology Computers 4 Kids Waterbury, CT bodiorne@c4k.org ---- Original From: "Nancy Sledd" <nsledd@famlit.org> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 8:51 AM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:551] Jan 7-11 special guests to address family literacy with school-age children > I am thrilled to announce that January 7-11, 2002, we will have three > special guests with us on the NIFL-Family list to discuss and share ideas > with us about family literacy programs which focus on school-aged children > and their families. Each of these guests have a different background that > qualifies them to share from their experiences how family literacy is > effective with the school-aged target audience. As family literacy > programming and services moves into the school arena, these three guests can > share great success stories, give us ideas on how to begin in the schools, > and answer questions you may have about integrating family literacy into the > school system so family literacy is not an "add-on." Below are the short > biographies of each of our special guests. > > To share this week with others in the field of family literacy, they can > subscribe by going to www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions and click on the icon > on the left-hand side that says "subscribe." Just follow the directions, > being sure to check "family" on the selections of lists to join. > > Laura Bercovitz is the manager for the Adult Learning Resource Center and > has been working in family literacy since 1988. Currently through the > Illinois Statewide Family Literacy Initiative she is coordinating the > development of performance indicators, their related assessment measures and > a data collection system. In addition to the Initiative's work, she > conducts professional development in areas such as parent-child activities, > participatory teaching techniques, outcome-based program models, and > parental involvement. In 1996 Laura coordinated the development and > implementation of the Illinois Family Education Institute, a multiple-agency > staff development event for staff working in programs which have > family-focused services and activities. In 1998 Laura received a Winston > Churchill Fellowship and traveled to the UK for visitations with school > authorities in both Birmingham and London. Materials she has written > include: Home English Literacy for Parents, An ESL Family Literacy > Curriculum, Parents as Educational Partners: A Curriculum for Language > Minority Parents and Illinois State Library Family StoryKits. > > Brenda Logan is the Director of School Reform Initiatives for the National > Center for Family Literacy in Louisville, Kentucky. She has been involved > in program development of a family literacy initiative which focuses on > at-risk school-age children (5-12) and their parents. Prior to coming to > NCFL, Brenda Logan was principal at Hazelwood Elementary School from 1990 to > 1999. During her tenure as principal, she led the school to develop a > School-Wide Title I Program that received recognition from the U.S. > Department of Education as an innovative way to address the academic needs > of children. This plan also included the development of comprehensive > family services for parents and their pre-school children and served over > 250 parents and over 400 preschool children during her nine years tenure. > Hazelwood's family literacy program became a national demonstration site, > attracting hundreds of visitors from across the United States and outside > the United States, including Hillary Clinton and Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda, > founder of Toyota Motor Corporation. > > J.L. "Shani" Yero is a program specialist for Toyota Families in Schools > Program at NCFL. She has worked with family involvement in elementary > schools for more than 20 years. Prior to joining the National Center for > Family Literacy team she served as a classroom teacher, an assistant > principal, reading specialist, professional development specialist and in > her last position she served as an administrator supervising Title I parent > involvement and began the development and implementation of family literacy > services for Title I schools in the Houston Independent School District. She > is a dedicated and passionate educator working to ensure the success of all > students, children parents and teachers! > > Nancy Sledd, NIFL-Family list moderator > Senior 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 > nsledd@famlit.org > > To unsubscribe to this list, go to www.nifl.gov/lincs/dicsussions and click > on the icon that says "unsubscribe." Just follow the directions there. > >
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