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 g07DRu009540; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:27:56 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:27:56 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEIEBDDFAA.blogan@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: "Brenda Logan" <blogan@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:563] RE: NIFL-FAMILY digest 1653 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 5921 Lines: 126 It is certainly my pleasure to be a participant in this week's discussion of family literacy and focus on the "school-age" model that directly impacts children ages 5-12 and their parents. It is a particularly exciting time because of the recent action of Congress in passing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Family literacy is a very prominent part of this reauthorization and the knowledge the National Center for Family Literacy has gained over the past three years in model development of family literacy in 45 Title I elementary schools located in 15 school districts across the country should prove to be very valuable information to share with other school districts. Brenda W. Logan Director of School Reform Initiatives National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St., Suite 200 Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 584-1133 ext. 134 fax: (502) 584-0172 > -----Original Message----- > From: nifl-family@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-family@nifl.gov] > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 6:22 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:562] NIFL-FAMILY digest 1653 > > > NIFL-FAMILY Digest 1653 > > Topics covered in this issue include: > > 1) A great discussion this week...family literacy goes to school > by "Nancy Sledd" <nsledd@famlit.org> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 18:13:01 -0500 > From: "Nancy Sledd" <nsledd@famlit.org> > To: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> > Subject: A great discussion this week...family literacy goes to school > Message-ID: <NDBBIIAMELHODBHLMPKIAEDIDGAA.nsledd@famlit.org> > > Starting on January 7th and running through January 11th, the listserv > discussion will explore how programs can start-up or expand to serve > families with school-age children. Your questions will be posted and you > will hear possible ways to address your particular needs during the week. > Our special guests are Laura Bercovitz, Brenda Logan, and Shani > Yero. Their > short bios are below. They are no strangers to this list, as > they have been > subscribers themselves for a long time. They are also no strangers to > family literacy in the elementary schools and with school-age children. > > If you know of anyone else who may be interested in this particular > discussion, they may join by going to www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions and > clicking on the left-hand icon that says "subscribe." They just need to > fill in their e-mail address and check the box that says "family." > > 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. 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > End of NIFL-FAMILY Digest 1653 > ****************************** >
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