[NLA] Info: NIFL-Family guests

[David J Rosen]

From: Nancy Sledd <nsledd at famlit.org>

I am thrilled to announce that January 7-11, 2002, we will have three
special guests with us on the NIFL-Family list to discuss and share ideas
with us about family literacy programs which focus on school-aged children
and their families.  Each of these guests have a different background that
qualifies them to share from their experiences how family literacy is
effective with the school-aged target audience.  As family literacy
programming and services moves into the school arena, these three guests can
share great success stories, give us ideas on how to begin in the schools,
and answer questions you may have about integrating family literacy into the
school system so family literacy is not an "add-on."  Below are the short
biographies of each of our special guests.

To share this week with others in the field of family literacy, they can
subscribe by going to www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions and click on the icon
on the left-hand side that says "subscribe."  Just follow the directions,
being sure to check "family" on the selections of lists to join.

Laura Bercovitz is the manager for the Adult Learning Resource Center and
has been working in family literacy since 1988.  Currently through the
Illinois Statewide Family Literacy Initiative she is coordinating the
development of performance indicators, their related assessment measures and
a data collection system.  In addition to the Initiative’s work, she
conducts professional development in areas such as parent-child activities,
participatory teaching techniques, outcome-based program models, and
parental involvement. In 1996 Laura coordinated the development and
implementation of the Illinois Family Education Institute, a multiple-agency
staff development event for staff working in programs which have
family-focused services and activities.  In 1998 Laura received a Winston
Churchill Fellowship and traveled to the UK for visitations with school
authorities in both Birmingham and London.  Materials she has written
include:  Home English Literacy for Parents, An ESL Family Literacy
Curriculum, Parents as Educational Partners: A Curriculum for Language
Minority Parents and Illinois State Library Family StoryKits.

Brenda Logan is the Director of School Reform Initiatives for the National
Center for Family Literacy in Louisville, Kentucky.  She has been involved
in program development of a family literacy initiative which focuses on
at-risk school-age children (5-12) and their parents.  Prior to coming to
NCFL, Brenda Logan was principal at Hazelwood Elementary School from 1990 to
1999.  During her tenure as principal, she led the school to develop a
School-Wide Title I Program that received recognition from the U.S.
Department of Education as an innovative way to address the academic needs
of children.  This plan also included the development of comprehensive
family services for parents and their pre-school children and served over
250 parents and over 400 preschool children during her nine years tenure.
Hazelwood’s family literacy program became a national demonstration site,
attracting hundreds of visitors from across the United States and outside
the United States, including Hillary Clinton and Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda,
founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.

J.L. “Shani” Yero is a program specialist for Toyota Families in Schools
Program at NCFL. She has worked with family involvement in elementary
schools for more than 20 years. Prior to joining the National Center for
Family Literacy team she served as a classroom teacher, an assistant
principal, reading specialist, professional development specialist and in
her last position she served as an administrator supervising Title I parent
involvement and began the development and implementation of family literacy
services for Title I schools in the Houston Independent School District. She
is a dedicated and passionate educator working to ensure the success of all
students, children parents and teachers!

Nancy Sledd, NIFL-Family list moderator
Senior Training Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite #200
Waterfront Plaza
Louisville, KY  40202-4251
(502) 584-1133 ext.142
(502) 584-0172 fax
nsledd at famlit.org

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