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 hAPDcUm23563; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:38:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:38:30 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <000e01c3b358$b684db40$32881a0a@famlit.net> 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: "Noemi Aguilar" <naguilar@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1715] clips&crossposts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1478 Lines: 42 >From Connect for Kids (www.connectforkids.org) **The ABCs of Ready to Learn Preschool is growing up, and getting political. The focus is on getting young kids ready for school, and the policy struggle over what that means. More phonics and seat work? More formal testing? Where do finger paints and clapping games fit in? Child development expert Sue Bredekamp talked to Jan Richter about the five keys to understanding how young children learn. http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_topics1544/benton_topics_show.htm?doc_i d=199397 **Tuned-In Toddlers Will "Baby Einstein" videos help your baby's brain develop? Or will staring at the flickering screen sedate your squirming toddler and interfere with his or her development? We don't know the answers--but a new national study indicates that for good or ill, the current crop of babies and toddlers is swimming in a sea of media. Connect for Kids' Cecilia Garcia reviews the research. http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_topics1544/benton_topics_show.htm?doc_i d=199398 **Celebrating Families The holidays are approaching. Check out how different families and communities celebrate November and December holidays, including this week's National Family Week, on the Celebrating Families calendar. http://www.celebratingfamilies.org Noemi Aguilar National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502/584-1133 ext 168 Fax: 502/584-0172 E-mail: naguilar@famlit.org
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