These sites and materials also require literacy at significant levels.  
  The question, I believe, was about PRE-literate parents-- this means 
NO literacy--typically speaking a language that is not written.   It is 
a puzzle how to present them with materials for this when they cannot 
read or possibly even make sense of pictures (preliterate populations 
have been found to interpret one dimensional information differently 
than literate persons do.)   Perhaps emphasis should be put on 
developing the preliteracy skills of BOTH parents and children through 
songs, rhymes, picture identification, etc. --in other words, hearing 
the structure of English.     Robin Schwarz

-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Castle <kellyc636_6 at hotmail.com>
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:46:03 +0000
Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguage] preliterate parents

The LEP materials do seem to require quite a high level of profieciency 
in
English literacy - you might find the materials on these sites more
appropriate for parents who are new to English.  They are simple,
straightforward and should only require minor modifications for a US
audience.

www.basic-skills-wales.org/bsastrategy/en/early_years/lap_esol.cfm

www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/quicktips.html

Good luck

K


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