[AAACE-NLA] Stop Illiteracy at the Source

[AndresMuro@aol.com]

Nancy, et al:

According to Beth Shor? (Within our Reach) important predictors of the 
success of children in society start before birth. She says that the most important 
ones are:

1. Poor prenatal care which can lead to 
2. Early delibery tied to 
3. Low birth weight 
4. Poor neonatal care
5 Poor early child care 

According to Shor (sp.?). One of this factors alone will not lead to poor 
quality of life. However, the more of these factors that add up, the greater the 
chances that a child will not do well.  The combination of these 5 factors 
pretty much guarantees a "lousy quality of life".

She says that what we lack are prenatal and neonatal care programs for teens 
and poor mothers. Many of them will have premature deliveries at 7 months. 
Hospitlas may spend close to $1,000,000 saving the life of a premature neonate. 
Once this baby is safe, the $1,000,0000 baby is handed to the poor and 
inexperienced teen. who is unable to provide quality care. 

She further argues that the cost of prenatal care programs often prevent 
early deliberies saving hospitals and tax payers lots of $$$$. With $1,000,000 you 
can set up prenatal care and neonatal care programs for many poor parents. 
Instead, our society, in love with technology and medical advancements, prefers 
to spend $$$$ in expensive, sophisticated medical treatment than $$ in 
prevention.  

How about the war??  Just kidding, David

Andres

  
In a message dated 10/9/2003 7:12:29 AM Mountain Standard Time, 
sfallsliteracy at yahoo.com writes:

> And Andres:
>   
> I <also> made comment that the Leave No Child Behind was lacking a very 
> important piece of the educational puzzle - a program that lays alongside the K-5 
> program for the child called a K-5 parental instructional piece.  Reason?  
> The children who are already being "left behind" are in that spot in my 
> opinion because they are either not learning to read the way it is being taught or 
> not learning because they have an undiagnosed learning disability and need 
> more of an individualized programming.  So what will be resolved if there's no 
> home support for the new educational program for needy children when there's 
> no model parent for them due to the same needs, do you suppose -- especially 
> when it appears there's not enough funds for <either>.
> 
> Nancy Hansen
>  Sioux Falls Area Literacy Council
> 

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