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 h432kKU23674; Fri, 2 May 2003 22:46:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 22:46:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <002501c3111d$9be86b90$5db14ec6@D2QNJN11> 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: "Melinda Graham" <melinda@cybersol.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1541] RE: Clips and Cross Posts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4251 Lines: 127 This is good to know too. Melinda ----- Original Message ----- From: "CULBERTSON JANET" <JCULBERT@isbe.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 4:59 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1540] RE: Clips and Cross Posts > Even Start (a federal Family Literacy initiative that is part of the No > Child Left Behind legislation) projects were given these guidelines by the > USDE Even Start Group Leader Pat McKee.... > > To satisfy the "intensity" language: > "Participation in adult education ....minimum 60 hrs/month > Participation in early childhood (3-5)minimum 65 hrs/month > Participation in early childhood (0-3)minimum 60 hrs/month > Participation in parent education....minimum 20 hrs/month" > > To satisfy the "duration" language: > "All families should stay in program over 1 year. > Many will need 3 years or more." > > You can find that definition in the legislation itself. > (Title II of Workforce Investment Act [Adult Education and Family Literacy], > or No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, or > The Head Start Act). JB Culbertson, Principal Consultant, Illinois State > Board of Education > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Eness [mailto:eness@leh.org] > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 2:40 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1539] RE: Clips and Cross Posts > > > Dear colleagues, > > The national definition of family literacy is: > > "services that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of > sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes in a family and that > integrate all of the following activities: > > (A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and their children. > > (B) Training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their > children and full partners in the education of their children. > > (C) Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency. > > (D) An age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school > and life experiences." > > > Question: How specifically is "sufficient intensity in terms of hours" > (number of contact hours per week) defined for the purposes of this > "national definition," and where may I find that definition? > > Thank you in advance. > *************************** > Dana Eness, Assistant Director > PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME > Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities > 938 Lafayette St., Ste. 300 > New Orleans, LA 70113 > 1-800-909-7990 ext. 126 > (504) 523-4352 ext. 126 > FAX: 504-529-2358 > eness@leh.org > http://www.leh.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Lee [mailto:jlee@famlit.org] > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 6:31 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1537] Clips and Cross Posts > > Good Morning all! > > From: Harvard Family Research Project mailto:hfrp_pubs@gse.harvard.edu > (Thanks to Shani Yero for the tip) > > We are happy to announce that the new issue of "The Evaluation Exchange" is > now available on our website. This issue's topic, evaluating out-of-school > time, is particularly timely due to the recent release of the first-year > evaluation report for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program > and the administration's coincident proposal to decrease funding for the > program by 40%. We asked eight experts from the field to comment on the > implications of the first-year evaluation findings for a four-page special > report. > > This issue also includes articles on what we know from existing research and > evaluation about the results that are possible from out-of-school time > programming, expert commentary on what the future out-of-school time > research and evaluation agenda should look like, and information about > hands-on research and evaluation tools and resources. > > The issue is available at: > > http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval/issue21/index.html > > We hope you find the issue of interest! > > Take care! > > Jon Lee > Senior Training Specialist > Project Manager for Design and Development > NIFL-Family Listserve 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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