Again I recommend the Canadian Language Benchmarks:  ESL for Literacy
Learners (adults) which starts out at the Foundation Level with the
assumption that learners have never even held a pencil.  It's free and
downloadable online at www.language.ca or specifically to the page
http://www.language.ca/display_page.asp?page_id=255

It has been nationally validated across Canada and used very successfully.
It is very transferable to the US context.

-----Original Message-----
From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov]On Behalf Of
robinschwarz1 at aol.com
Sent: January 23, 2006 5:26 PM
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguage] preliterate parents


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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