Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j4VIKUG14341; Tue, 31 May 2005 14:20:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 14:20:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20050531141854.00e693a8@mail.psnyc.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Elyse Rudolph <elyser@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4737] RE: ESL prenatal curriculum, literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 2031 Lines: 78 You can reach Lisa Bernstein at the What to Expect Foundation at lisab@whattoexpect.org or The What To Expect Foundation 144 West 80th Street, Suite 5 New York, NY 10024 Phone: 212-712-9764 Fax: 212-712-9741 info@whattoexpect.org We are working with them on a terrific pilot here in NYC. At 11:25 AM 5/31/2005 -0400, Tara Lynn wrote: >The What to Expect Foundation has revised What to Expect When You're >Expecting and created Baby Basics - Your Month by Month Guide to a >Healthy Pregnancy. It is written specifically for a low literacy >audience. > >I'm having trouble finding the contact information I have for them. If I >come across it soon, I'll email again. > >Best of luck with this, >Doris Moran >Literacy Advance of Houston >doris.moran@literacyadvancehouston.org > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of >Heather Elizabeth Young >Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:31 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4730] RE: ESL prenatal curriculum, literacy level > >Hello All, >I'm hoping that someone might have ideas, feedback, input for a project >I'm currently working on. I'm designing an ESL class specifically for >the target population of immigrant expectant mothers. >The focus of the class will be on developing language skills, using the >content areas and language functions the learners and caregivers >identify as most important during the childbearing year. Most of the >target population learners have just a few years of formal education, so >it will be a literacy level class. > >I would appreciate leads on materials that have been developed for this >population, and especially hearing from anyone who may have designed or >taught a similar class. > >Thank you, >Heather Young > >hyoung1@gladstone.uoregon.edu >Graduate student, LTS Program >Department of Linguistics >University of Oregon > > > > > > Elyse Barbell Rudolph Executive Director Literacy Assistance Center 32 Broadway New York, NY 10004 212.803.3302
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