Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e8QK1E922206; Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:01:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:01:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s9d0c7aa.087@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1000] poetry X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.3.1 Status: O Content-Length: 857 Lines: 5 I had, and will have another, a class of Head Start parents I was teaching to read. Since they were having trouble with comprehension, I started reading them poetry. That really opened the floodgates, and before I knew it, we were having regular discussions about what the poet meant, and how that related to their own lives. Abuse and violence seemed to surface naturally and they were very candid about their experiences and seemed to be comfortable and trusted my comment that all would be confidential... as it has been. I did not try to counsel, refer, advise, or whatever. We talked and discussed and that seemed to meet the need. I am better prepared for the next class and will perhaps learn more from it, but they helped themselves without my intervention. They are still reading the poetry! Rose Marie Duffy Northwest Ohio Literacy Council
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