Another resource for pre-literacy parents that you might find helpful is the
national literacy standard publication used across Canada based on the
Canadian Language Benchmarks national standard

This document CLB 2000:  ESL for Literacy Learners is task-based and has
numerous activities and games at the Foundation (pre-literacy)level to
Phases 1, 2 and 3 that could well be adapted to the kind of family literacy
purposes you describe below.  This document is extremely easy to read and
follow for ESL practitioners - even those new to ESL literacy.  It does a
particularly excellent job at the pre-literacy level (called Foundation) and
addresses reading, writing and numeracy.

You can download a free copy of this document to investigate further at
www.language.ca

We have also just published a CLB Literacy Placement Tool - Volume 1:
Foundation and Phase 1 to support placement into Foundation and Phase 1 with
funding from the Canadian National Literacy Secretariat and the Government
of Alberta.   This document is not free however.  Information on our website
about how to order a copy.  This tool would be appropriate for US programs -
with the exception of a 2 small graphics of Canadian bills and 1 small
graphic of nickel, dime and quarter.

We are now working on Literacy Placement Tool:  Volume 2 to support
placement into Literacy Phase 2 and 3 programs, also with funding from the
National Literacy Secretariat in Canada.


-----Original Message-----
From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Kathleen Moriarty
Sent: January 13, 2006 3:54 PM
To: EnglishLanguage at nifl.gov
Subject: [EnglishLanguage] preliterate parents


Hello all -
I am interested in finding out what materials and
methods adult esl instructors have used to help their
nonliterate/preliterate adult students (who are
parents) support the emergent literacy skills of their
own children? I realize this may seem a post for the
family literacy discussion group (and will post there
as well) - but I would like like to gather information
from as many sources as possible.

Materials/methods for helping adult students who do
not yet read in their home language and/or English :
Using audio (with children's books)
Making books
Using storytelling for literacy development
Explaining to parents the "why" behind early literacy
practices

Any suggestions, book or research article tips, etc.
would be appreciated. We are compiling resources to
share with professionals who teach parent education,
esl, child care providers, etc. who are preliterate.
Thank you,
Kathleen Moriarty
Director - Bilingual and Heritage Language Programs
Minnesota Humanities Commission
987 East Ivy Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55106
kathleen at minnesotahumanities.org


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