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 i4AErFm02276; Mon, 10 May 2004 10:53:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 10:53:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <00d801c4369d$8f77e060$f5607b83@Hebe> 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: "Dianna Baycich" <dbaycich@archon.educ.kent.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1828] FW: why family literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2887 Lines: 83 -----Original Message----- From: Kim Starr [mailto:kstarr@conwaycorp.net] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 4:21 PM To: 'Dianna Baycich' Subject: RE: why family literacy The importance in my opinion is quite simple. Intergenerational illiteracy and poverty cannot be broken until the family as a whole begins to learn and realize the importance of education. Then, the family needs to use that knowledge to begin to become productive members of society. Too many programs focus on just the adult or just the child. The value of family literacy is the focus on the family as a whole. Research needs to continue to prove the effectiveness of family literacy. Family Literacy does work and there are families who are living testimony. These qualitative programs need research in a quantitative manner that can show the success of the program. I'm not sure that this is what you wanted as I could not attend the meeting, but these are my thoughts; let me know if you need more. Thanks, Kim Starr -----Original Message----- From: Dianna Baycich [mailto:dbaycich@archon.educ.kent.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 5:47 PM To: Sarah Beaman-Jones; Connie Sapin (Connie Sapin); Janet Isserlis; Kim Starr; Nancy Markus; Noemi Aguilar; Peggy Grumm Subject: FW: why family literacy Hello, As part of our discussion during the meeing last week (more meeting notes later) we decided it would be useful and important to collect this information. Let me know what you think about the wording. When I get an OK or suggestions from everyone, we'll post it to the family literacy discussion list. Thank you all, di -----Original Message----- From: Janet Isserlis [mailto:Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu] Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:04 PM To: dbaycich@archon.educ.kent.edu; Jaleh.Behroozi@NIFL.gov; csapin@archon.educ.kent.edu; janet_isserlis@Brown.edu Subject: why family literacy hi, all it was so very good to spend time with you this week. as promised, here's my take on something to post to the fam lit list: re: why family literacy. Of course, I'm already not entirely clear if you're posing the question re: fam lit per se, and/or the collection. I suspect you'll want to edit. to get us started: To the list: As part of its ongoing work in developing and strengthening LINCS' Family Literacy Special Collection (http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/FamilyLit/) , members of that collection's core knowledge group have been working to find ways to articulate not only the importance of family / intergenerational learning in and of itself, but also to express the rationale behind the importance of this particular collection of resources on the LINCS natinoal website. What do you think? What is the importance of family literacy (in any way you choose to define it) *and* why is a collection of resources pertaining to intergenerational learning a necessary thing?
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