Exploring the Wonders of Books: A Family Literacy Program for Challenged Adults. Final Report.

Institution	Doctor Gertrude A. Barber Center, Erie, PA.
Titel	Exploring the Wonders of Books: A Family Literacy Program for Challenged Adults. Final Report.
Quelle	(1993), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Books; Childrens Literature; Fairy Tales; Family Literacy; Learning Activities; Learning Disabilities; Lesson Plans; Literacy Education; Mild Disabilities; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Influence; Parent Participation; Parent Role; Program Development; Program Implementation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Fairy tale; Fairytale; Fairytales; Fairy-tale; Fairy-tales; Märchen; Lernaktivität; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Programmplanung
Abstract	This report describes a family literacy program for adult students with mild learning challenges including mental retardation. The program's objective was to upgrade the reading skills of parents and introduce them to a wide variety of enjoyable children's literature. During each of 20 weekly sessions, a class of no more than 15 parents was exposed to a group of books all pertaining to the same topic. The final phase of the project was development of a project journal that included sample lesson plans, materials, and some observations made by both the teacher and participating parents. The family literacy journal follows the four-page report. It begins with a list of project objectives. Sample lesson plans are provided for a 20-week program. A list of steps that parents should go through upon receiving their children's books each week is presented. Lesson plans consist of these components: objectives, procedures, materials list, related activities, and teacher observation. The lessons cover these topics: bears, animals, childhood experiences--Curious George, painful childhood experiences, Christmas, nursery rhymes, Dr. Seuss, dinosaurs, Clifford, Caldecott award, Valentine's Day, fairy tales, letters/alphabet, numbers/counting, seasons, St. Patrick's Day, self-esteem, weather, community helpers, and transportation/a visit to the library. The journal also includes a section of parent observations and a brief list of professional resources. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC