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 g3GIfJu29629; Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:41:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:41:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3CBC70A0.5AFB801F@clarityconnect.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: Brigid Hubberman <reading@clarityconnect.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:976] Re: Clips and Cross Posts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 (Macintosh; I; PPC) Status: O Content-Length: 3749 Lines: 104 Dear Mary and All, Mem Fox is fabulous! We love "Reading Magic" and hand it out to parents in our community through many different avenues. For those in or close to New York State, Mem Fox will be featured for a special Pre-conference Day, May 2, in Buffalo, at the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children's annual conference. For more information call the NYSAEYC at 1.800.246.AEYC Brigid Hubberman Executive Director, Family Reading Partnership "Creating a Culture of Literacy, one book at a time!" 54 Gunderman Rd. Ithaca, New York 607.277.8602 Mary Hendrick wrote: > Mem Fox, celebrated children's author, has a wonderful book called "Reading > Magic" She has easy techniques (like letter recognition, word repetition, > and simple phonics) that parents with varying literacy levels can learn (we > walk our parents through the children's books before they take them home.) > Audio cassettes of someone reading the book can allow beginning readers > of all ages to share the joys of reading. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Eness [SMTP:eness@leh.org] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1:26 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:974] Re: Clips and Cross Posts > > Jack, > > Good question. I would submit that parents who are emerging readers > themselves can and often do transmit the importance of reading to their > children by accompanying their children to library, school, and other > community events where reading, literacy, and the arts are the focus. A > parent can still be supportive and appreciative of the child's attempts to > master reading in a myriad of ways, and the importance of reading is a > supremely important lesson for children to receive from their "first > teachers," regardless of the parents' reading level. > > Dana Eness, Assistant Director > PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME > Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities > Louisiana Humanities Center/Turners' Hall > 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 300 > New Orleans, LA 70113 > > http://www.leh.org > Tel. 504-523-4352 Ext. 126 1-800-909-7990 > Fax 504-529-2358 E-mail: eness@leh.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: litrcynow@att.net [SMTP:litrcynow@att.net] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 8:57 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:969] Re: Clips and Cross Posts > > Jon's last posting includes the line" parents are > important first teachers" > This virtually goes without saying! But what about those > parents who cannot read? > Jack Fenimore > Literacy NOW, Inc. > http://www.literacy-now.org > > Hey There - > > > > NCFL is now in our new digs! See the address below. > > > > From: Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast > > Great article: As you read it, look for family interactions - that we > take > > for granted - but, make all the difference in the world. > > http://www.urbanedjournal.org/articles/article0002.html > > > > From: Connect for Kids Weekly--April 15, 2002 > > I would love to hear what you all think about this: > > PARENTS ARE KEY TO EARLY LEARNING > > **Get Ready to Read > > Reading doesn't just happen; parents are important first teachers. The > > "Get Ready to Read" screening tool will help you identify your > > preschooler's strengths or weaknesses and provide suitable activities to > > strengthen pre-reading skills. > > http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,63-25466,00.html > > > > Take care! > > > > Jon Lee > > Training Specialist > > NIFL-Family list moderator > > National Center for Family Literacy > > 325 West Main St, Suite 300 > > Louisville, KY 40202-4237 > > Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 > > Fax: 502.584.0172 > > jlee@famlit.org > > http://www.famlit.org > > > > > >
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