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 i51KY3911089; Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:34:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:34:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001e01c44817$16a00510$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:1856] Clips & Cross posts 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: 1870 Lines: 51 Colleagues, Here is some interesting information and resources from: Connect for Kids.org A CFK Summer Connect for Kids has updated our summer topics pages. Whether you're in search of crafts, camps, or other cool "kid stuff," there are lots of resources for you to check out. http://www.connectforkids.org/resources3139/resources_list.htm?attrib_id=320 &doc_id=82349 >From the President This week, Kate Mattos, the president of Connect for Kids' Board of Directors, considers the power we each hold to make a difference for kids. http://www.connectforkids.org/content1552/content_show.htm?attrib_id=308&doc _id=227123 Understanding What Children Say This British review of the research finds that children living with domestic violence, or whose parents have severe health problems, including drug and alcohol misuse, often say they want age-appropriate information to help them understand what is going on in their family. Most of the time, however, they keep quiet and rarely seek professional help. Their fear of violence, not surprisingly, is made worse by the unpredictability of their parents' moods. http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/514.asp Get Ready to Read! Tool Reaching More States Hasbro Children's Foundation awarded a grant to help the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) expand its Get Ready to Read! early literacy screening and training initiative to Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, and to launch two new sites in New York. The program's centerpiece is a research-based, easy-to-use, 20-item Screening Tool designed to gauge a preschool child's progress in acquiring early literacy skills. http://www.LD.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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