Hi, Betsy.  

 

If you have computers in the parent room you may want to check out
Thinkfinity.org as a resource for parents.  There are podcasts written
for parents of preschoolers and elementary students.  There are several
courses that would be appropriate for parents.  One is titled "Selecting
and Sharing Books with Young Children" and another is "Talking about
Stories".  There are many resources (all free!) for parents and teachers
you may want to consider.

 

The podcasts can be found at
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/tln/podcasts?filter0=&filter1=292&fil
ter2=316

 

The course is found at http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/tln/courses

 

 

Donna Elder

Reading Specialist

National Center for Family Literacy

325 West Main Street, Suite 300

Louisville, KY   40202

Phone: 502-584-1133 ext. 143

Fax: 502-584-0172

Email: delder at famlit.org

Web: http://www.famlit.org

 

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From: familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Betsy Rubin -
Literacy Works
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:05 PM
To: The Family Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 1553] Your suggestions for
parent-resourcematerials?

 

Hello, 

 

One of Literacy Works' member agencies works with parents and children
at community schools in Chicago.  This agency wishes to create
"resource-rich environments" in the parent rooms at Chicago Public
Schools that serve kids from Preschool (age 3) through school-age. 

 

I've shared a few ideas of my own with this agency, and now I'd like to
ask folks on the NIFL-Fam list. Do you have any specific parent-resource
suggestions for parent rooms?
 
Here is a quote from the agency:
 
"One of our challenges with ordering appropriate materials is finding
relevant and rich books/resources/media/etc. for parents with literacy
challenges. We were looking to expand the adult section of the parent
library to include resources that touched on: at home learning, social
emotional development (their child's and their own), health and
nutrition, working with your child's school, etc. 
 
"Would you happen to know of a resource that could point me in the right
direction in looking for these kinds of resources? Or would you know
some strategies that could help in this situation? Any thoughts you
could share would be wonderful."
 
Thanks for any suggestions you can share for this agency. Suggestions
for resources in both English and Spanish would be welcome. 

 

Thanks!


Betsy
-- 
Betsy Rubin
Adult & Family Literacy Specialist
Betsy's direct line: 773-860-5735
betsy at litworks.org

Literacy Works
c/o 6216 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60660
773-334-8255
www.litworks.org  

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